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INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the Void Perhaps no other region of the globe is more shrouded in
mystery as the Bermuda Triangle. Ships, airplanes, and naval
These tips contain valuable bits of
Tools of the Trade carriers have all gone missing in this mysterious grey zone of
the globe. Of course, that may be because when things go in,
information. Whether they tell you how
to acquire a particular weapon or how to
they rarely come out. But what of the people on those lost
The Cast vessels? What happens to them once they venture into the
unknown? Everyone assumes that once people are lost in the
Bermuda Triangle, they are dead. What if that isnt true? What
Tip best approach a dangerous situation, the
sole purpose of these boxes is to make
you a better adventurer. You can skip
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these if you want to do things your own
way, but chances are youll miss out on
Welcome to the Void. some pretty cool bits of info.
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There is no precedent for surviving the Bermuda Triangle. NOTE
No one has ever gone in, gotten lost, and come back. We are
confident, however, that with the help found in the following Like tips, notes will contain bits of information.
Unlike tips, however, these arent necessarily
pages you will be able to thrive in your new surroundings.
here to help you. These tidbits of info may shed
You see, once youre taken in by the Bermuda Triangle, youre light on the game, this book, or even something
transported to a parallel universe that no one knows exists! It in the world of Dark Void.
is here that you will need every tool at your disposal to survive.
Read the following pages, and were sure youll thrive inside
the Void.

CAUTION
If you pass over tips and notes, be sure to stop and
read the cautions. The sole purpose of the boxes is
to keep you alive! A caution may warn you about
anything from an enemys tactics to dangerous
pitfalls, so pay attention!

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Sections of this Guide Know Thine Enemy
This chapter covers all
the enemy forces youll
Welcome to the Void Welcome to the Void encounter. The Watchers
This chapter details all are a highly hierarchical
Tools of the Trade the different things you species, with each level
can find and do in the of soldier having its own
strengths and weaknesses.
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collectible items such as Learn about them in this
Tech Points to advanced chapter and youll always
Know Thine Enemy battle tactics are covered have a fighting chance.
in this chapter.

Walkthrough Walkthrough
This chapter covers
Secrets of the Void Tools of the Trade every episode of your
adventure. Follow it step
This chapter contains
by step or check in only
details on all weapons
when you need help!
and their upgrades. It
will teach you how best
to utilize your awesome
arsenal and how to spend
your Tech Points.

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everything out of your
Meet the cast of this crazy experience in the Void,
adventure. you must read this chapter.
It will detail every Xbox
360 Achievement and
PLAYSTATION 3 Trophy,
as well as tips on how to

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complete difficult tasks.
If you want to find every
Tech Point Cache or
Journal Entry, this is the
place to check!
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WELCOME TO THE VOID
Welcome to the Void Youre thrust into the Void without notice, warning, or even so
much as a warm farewell. So its no surprise that the new world
ITEMS IN THE VOID you will explore is a scary place. If you dont know what to look
for to help you improve your gear, youll most likely meet with
CONTROLS an unfortunate end at the hands of a Watcher that is better
ADVANCED BATTLE TACTICS equipped than you. The following pages will tell you all you
need to know to survive in this dark Void.

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Tech Points and Tech Point Caches
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Tech Points are small glowing orbs that you can use to improve
your equipment. Typically, youll gather Tech Points when they On occasion, youll also find Tech Point Caches. Unlike Tech
are released from the bodies of fallen Watchers. These small Points, these orbs are not released by fallen enemies. Instead,
orange orbs are worth 50 Tech Points. Larger Watcher enemies they are hidden across the world and can be found with
such as Knights and Watcher discs, however, release red orbs relative ease...as long as you know where to look. Red caches
worth 100 Tech Points. Always collect these orbs during battle. are worth 100 Tech Points, and purple caches are worth 500
Tech Points. Look for these as you traverse the dangerous
landscape, but not at the cost of your life. Once youve
gathered enough Tech Points, from caches or fallen foes, you
can use them at the beginning of missions or at Weapons
Lockers to upgrade your weapons and rocket pack.
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NOTE
Weapons Lockers are similar to Ammo Caches in that they also
How to Use this Guide refill all your ammo when used. At Weapons Lockers, however,
Grenades cannot be upgraded. you can also use the Tech Points youve acquired to upgrade
your weapons and rocket pack. If you find one of these during
Welcome to the Void battle, you can use itwithout fear of being killed while using
ITEMS IN THE VOID Ammo Caches itand upgrade your weaponry instantly! If you find that a
weapon isnt as useful during a particular battle, you can also
CONTROLS use Weapons Lockers to swap out one gun for another!

ADVANCED BATTLE TACTICS


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Grenades cannot be swapped out in
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Ammo Caches can be found scattered throughout your
adventure. They are leftover caches from previous conflicts
Secrets of the Void that can be used to help refill your ammo. Simply walk up
to an Ammo Cache, and all of your ammo and grenades will
automatically refill. These caches can sometimes mean the
difference between victory or defeat.

Weapons Lockers

The Void has had many visitors before you, and it will have
many more after you. This place is full of stories. In fact, as you
progress through each mission (with a few exceptions), you can
find Journal Entries from past inhabitants of the Void. Once
collected, these Journal Entries can be read from the Journals
option in the Main Menu.

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Controls
Welcome to the Void Action Xbox 360 PLAYSTATION 3 Action Xbox 360 PLAYSTATION 3
Ground Controls Flight Controls (continued)
ITEMS IN THE VOID Move g Left Stick Primary Weapon fire 8 R
CONTROLS Move Camera k Right Stick Secondary Weapon fire 7 L
ADVANCED BATTLE TACTICS Fire Weapon 8 R Flight Freecam + r
Zoom/Aim Weapon 7 L Lock on to nearest enemy P l
Tools of the Trade Reload + r Enter Hover 1 u
Throw Grenade P l Skyjack/Enter turret 2 o
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Know Thine Enemy Pick up weapon/Melee/Enter turret/ 2 o Boost 4 i
Enter freefall (while hovering)
Look at surroundings s Directional buttons
Take Cover 3 p
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Take Flight 4 i
Barrel Roll Click k, then Press B and
Secrets of the Void Switch Weapons s Directional buttons move both thumb- move the left and
sticks left or right right sticks right
Peer over ledge Walk up to ledge Walk up to ledge
with g with left stick or left
Cover Controls Vertical U-turn Click k, then Press B and move
move both thumb- the left and right
Blind fire 8 R sticks up or down sticks up or down
Aim over/around cover 7 L Kickstart U-turn Click k, then b Press B and
Move from cover to cover g Left Stick &i move the left stick
down and the right
Jump over cover t&1 Left Stick 8 & p stick up
Leave cover 3 p General Controls
Jump up to ledge t& 3 Left Stick 8 & p View Objective Indicator 0 T
Drop/Jump down from ledge 3 p Pause Game 9 S

NOTE
Flight Controls
Steer g Left Stick

Roll k Right Stick For PC controls, please see your game manual.

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Instead of going buck wild in battle, use short, controlled


How to Use this Guide bursts from your weapon only while you have an enemy in your
You can also execute melee attacks

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sights. This will ensure that nearly every bullet hits its mark and
when hanging from a ledge or when that you make use of nearly all your ammo rather than just a
Welcome to the Void looking down from a ledge! small percentage of it.
ITEMS IN THE VOID
Cover Fire
CONTROLS
ADVANCED BATTLE TACTICS
Advanced Battle Tactics
Its not enough to just know how to fire your weapon or how
to fly with your rocket pack. The Watchers have been holding
Tools of the Trade a grudge for thousands of years and have taken every oppor-
tunity to increase their tactical knowledge of the Void, battle
The Cast techniques, and methods on how to control and exterminate
humans. In other words, your opponents are not to be underes-
timated! In the following pages you will learn some advanced
Know Thine Enemy battle techniques to use against the nefarious Watchers.

Walkthrough Burst Fire


Use cover fire whenever possible! The environments in the
Secrets of the Void Void are always full of rubble, crates, pillars, and other objects
perfect for cover. Minimize the damage you take by pressing
up against a cover object, observing your enemies movements
behind you, then opening fire when they are exposed. Return
to cover to regain your health when youve been spotted and
begin taking enemy fire.

Blind Fire

The first, and most basic, technique to master is using burst


fire. Once the adrenaline is pumping and you think youre
surrounded by dozens of tin cans, your instinct will be to press
the trigger and mow all enemies down in a storm of rifle fire.
Although that method may take down a foe or two, it also
does two counterproductive things: It reduces your accuracy
and depletes your ammo quickly.

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Though it may seem counterproductive because youre not Instead, keep a vigilant eye on your ammo and reload before
How to Use this Guide zoomed in on your target, blind fire can still be a very useful you run out! There is no rule that says that a weapon must be
part of your battle techniques. Its not a technique that should empty before you reload, so if you still have half a clip full, but
be used often, of course, because youll often waste more are preparing to enter an area with heavy enemy presence,
Welcome to the Void ammo than youd prefer, but in certain situations its extremely reload first!
helpful. Use blind fire to push nearby enemies away as they
ITEMS IN THE VOID approach or to finish them off once youve weakened them. By
Use your time behind cover or lulls in battle to make sure
your weapons are full and ready to go. If they arent ready,
CONTROLS staying behind cover, you can minimize the damage you take neither are you.
but still inflict some damage on nearby enemies.
ADVANCED BATTLE TACTICS The best use of blind fire is to zoom in on a target while Boost-jump Battles
youre out of cover, then return to cover while maintaining fire
Tools of the Trade (blind fire). This is more efficient than opening fire from cover
without zooming in first (also blind fire). To maximize your
blind fire hit rate, begin by zooming in, then drop into cover.
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Believe it or not, in many battles youll have a clear advantage
over the Watchers. Ironically, its because of their own
technology! The rocket pack on your backwhich was
designed using Watcher technologygrants you the unique
ability to always have the upper hand. How so? By using the
boost-jump ability (jump into the air, then hit Jump again to
Perhaps the most overlooked detail in battle is the timing of hover temporarily), you can get a better view of the enemies
your weapons reload. Know this: Your weapon will run out below you and even circumvent their cover!
of ammo mid-firefight. You also will frequently find yourself Of course, this also means that youll be high in the sky and
surrounded. There is no greater danger in those situations than completely open to enemy fire. Time your boost-jumps so that
having to reload your rifle while the enemy is firing on you. youre in the air while they are scrambling about and youll
always get the jump on them.

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CAUTION
Keep this point in mind, especially when

Welcome to the Void You wont always be the only one with this ability. Some
Watchers have rocket packs of their own and wont
hesitate to fly overhead and rain death down on you.
Tip youve run out of ammo in both weapons.
Theres no shame in switching out your
empty guns for a dead Watchers full gun.
ITEMS IN THE VOID
CONTROLS
Evasive Aerial Maneuvers
ADVANCED BATTLE TACTICS Make Do
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When battling Watchers in the sky, youll have no cover and
Make no mistake about it. Youre not a soldier in a war. Youre little support, and you will often be their number one target.
not a properly trained operative. Youre a rebel fighting for To stay alive, youll need to be creative and shifty, and use
a cause. That means that despite having the Survivors at your sharp battle skills. Perhaps no other aerial skill will be more
side, you wont often be getting the best and newest weapons helpful in dogfights than your evasive aerial maneuvers
from your government. In fact, youll often have to make the barrel roll, kickstart U-turn, and vertical U-turn. Use all
do with Watcher technology. Luckily, the Watchers arent three maneuvers whenever possible to avoid taking too much
impervious to their own weapons. Whenever you come across a damage and to quickly turn the tables on pursuing enemies.
new weapon dropped by an enemy, stop and check it out. Lure Watcher discs out of the main combat area so that youre
This goes double for enemy turrets. Hop in a turret whenever not taking enemy fire from multiple hostiles. Once youve turned
possible and obliterate the attacking Watchers. Not only will the battle into a one-to-one encounter, execute a kickstart
you dispatch them a lot more quickly because of the turrets U-turn to face your pursuer and get a direct line of sight on it.
high-powered projectiles, youll also conserve your own ammo Evasive barrel rolls are also key to minimizing damage when
for later in the battle. youre being chased. Vertical U-turns are most helpful whenever
youve locked on to an enemy above you but have no way of
targeting them directly. Use the vertical U-turn to shift your aim
upward and sneak up on the enemy from below!

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How to Use this Guide Skyjacking The Watcher pilot will try to shake or blast you off. Do as
youre told onscreen to grip the ship and slide left and right
along the vessel to avoid getting shot. Stand on the ships
control panel and rip it off to force the pilot to emerge from
Welcome to the Void the cockpit. Once it does, wrestle its gun away and take the
disc! Once youve skyjacked the disc, you will be able to
ITEMS IN THE VOID execute aerial maneuvers and even gain access to missiles
CONTROLS (secondary weapons)!

ADVANCED BATTLE TACTICS


NOTE
Tools of the Trade You will be prompted at every
stage in the skyjacking process.
The Cast The prompts will differ according to which
version of the game youre playing, but they will
almost always follow the same pattern:
Know Thine Enemy Grip the ship so you dont get shaken loose
(this might take place several times)

Walkthrough Begin tearing off the control panel (this will


take more than one attempt)
Slide left and right to avoid getting shot by the
Secrets of the Void blaster (this will take place several times)
Finish tearing off the control panel
Wrestle the Watchers weapon away
Take control of the disc

Of all your abilities, skyjacking is the most useful technique in


aerial combat. It simultaneously removes an enemy from the
combat area and grants you a huge advantage once youve
taken over an enemys disc. To skyjack an enemy, approach a
Watcher disc; when you get close enough, an onscreen prompt
pops up. As soon as it does, press the onscreen prompt to zoom
in and land on the disc.

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TOOLS OF THE TRADE
Welcome to the Void
Disintegrator
Whether they are built from Teslas schematics or stolen
from the Watchers, your tools of the trade are integral to
Tools of the Trade your survival in the Void. This section teaches you what each
weapon can do and how to use it. This short-range Watcher
particle disruptor also fires
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Liberator projectiles that explode near
enemies. When fired, the
Disintegrator fires large,
The Liberator is genuine glowing projectiles that can
Survivor tech. This custom- engulf an enemy before it
Walkthrough built Survivor machine gun blows up. Use this in close-
was created with salvaged quarters combat where enemies tend to bunch together.
parts and human ingenuity.
Secrets of the Void Because its also the first Pro Con
weapon you pick up, you Powerful projectiles Slow fire rate
might find yourself feeling
more comfortable with it throughout the course of your Upgrade 1 Upgrade 2
adventure. Luckily, its very accurate in short bursts and a great Supercharged particle Shielded plasma emitter
overall weapon. generator makes projectiles makes projectiles ricochet
explode in larger radius. and explode in a larger
Pro Con
radius.
Accurate at moderate distance Accuracy decreases with long bursts
of fire

Upgrade 1 Upgrade 2 Hypercoil


Increase barrel size to fire Equip explosive rounds that
This directed-energy weapon
deadlier, high-caliber rounds detonate on impact and
was invented by Tesla.
and increase the clip size. increase clip size.
Though it is originally used to
power up the Arks engines,
it can also be used to blow up
enemies almost instantly! The
weapon fires like a focused
laser that emits a constant,
destructive beam you can direct around the battlefield.

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Very high-powered weapon
Con
Extremely short range; long charge
rate before firing
Reclaimer
This is the Watchers
Welcome to the Void version of a sniper rifle. The
Upgrade 1 Upgrade 2 long-range Watcher rifle
Tools of the Trade Improved heat sink allows Ionized liquid coolant has a 10x holographic scope,
allowing the user to zoom
the weapon to inflict more allows the weapon to inflict
damage and cool down more damage and prevents in from great distances and
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Use this while perched high
above the enemy to pick off your targets from afar.
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Magnetar Pro
Extremely accurate at great distances
Con
Not great in close-quarters combat
The Magnetar is another
one of Teslas original
Secrets of the Void designs. Its an experimental Upgrade 1 Upgrade 2
gravity nullifier that forces Inertial dampener reduces Improved particle intensifier
projectiles to ricochet off recoil and improves accuracy. reduces recoil and makes
nearby surfaces. Use this in projectiles rip through
conjunction with the Liberator armor.
for a great follow-up attack to
a Magnetar blast! When used, a Magnetar blast will render most
Watchers useless as they float in midair unable to attack! Oppressor
Pro Con This Watcher assault rifle has
an additional particle desta-
Unique weapon capable of rending Very poor long-distance accuracy and
enemies temporarily harmless slow projectiles bilizer that causes enemies
to explode when they die.
Upgrade 1 Upgrade 2 As you might expect, this
weapon is extremely useful
Resonance multiplier causes Harmonic intensifier causes
against Watchers. When
projectiles to bounce toward projectiles to ricochet off all
upgraded, it can shred
enemies and inflict more enemies and inflict greater
through a Watcher with extreme ease. Pair this with the
damage. damage.
Liberator for an amazing one-two punch.

Pro Con
Explosive rounds can inflict splash Accuracy isnt great at long distances
damage on nearby enemies

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Improved particle accel-
erator increases the accuracy
Upgrade 2
Additional particle desta-
bilizer causes enemies to
Grenades
Welcome to the Void and damage of projectiles. explode when they die. Tesla Explosive Grenade
The Tesla Explosive Grenade is a simple, homemade grenade
Tools of the Trade that explodes after a short time. Hold the grenade longer

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Rocket Pack
This personal flight module
before letting it gocalled cooking the grenadeto shorten
the amount of time before the grenade detonates. By doing so,
youll leave less time for enemies to get out of the way of the
is armed with dual 7.62 explosion.
Know Thine Enemy MM machine guns! The
rocket packs machine guns Watcher Fusion Grenade
are extremely powerful,
Walkthrough capable of tearing through
The Watcher Fusion Grenade explodes and creates a large,
yellow sphere that engulfs the enemy, slowing its movement.
enemies at great speed.
While in the fusion bubble, enemies take damage and are
Secrets of the Void Unfortunately, it can only fire
vulnerable to further attack.
forward and forces you to line yourself up with your target as
you approach it.

Pro Con
High-powered machine guns Limited aiming

Upgrade 1 Upgrade 2
Larger .45 caliber machine Miniature magnetic rockets
guns inflict greater damage. installed as a secondary
weapon.

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Will Ava
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Strong and fearless, Ava is a far cry from the damsel in distress.
Will has always had a vague sense that he was different, a Ava and Wills current adventure begins at the Nassau airfield,
gnawing feeling in the back of his mind that he was supposed but their romantic history dates further back. Tension is thick
to be someone, do something extraordinary. As far back whenever the two are in the same room, but they each respect
as he can remember, any time he would apply himself to the others strengths and abilities. After entering the Void, Ava
something, he would quickly outdistance his peers only to proves herself to be to a highly capable companion in such
lose interest and drop it when the challenge had gone. His dangerous lands.
promising career as a military pilot, in which he pulled off
the first air-to-air plane jacking, came to an end when he was
dismissed for insubordination. His aptitude for flying and
questionable job history has landed Will in Nassau, where his
talents are put to work in a small shipping business.

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Nikola Tesla Tavi
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Tesla is a Serbian inventor, engineer, and overall genius who Tavi was born and raised within the Void, but chose to follow
specializes in the fields of magnetism and electricity. Tesla is a different path than those of his fellow tribesmen. Tavi works
described as the inventor of the Modern Age and the man who as an assistant for Tesla and is a vital member of the Resistance
shed light over the Earth. Teslas life is one of mystery, filled against the Watchers.
with rumor and legends of his strange experiments.

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Atem The Survivors
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Atem is the mysterious leader of the Survivors. Knowledgeable Survivors are individuals stranded in the Void. They have
and deadly, Atem acts as both a sage and a skilled combatant banded together and are fighting against enslavement by
within the Resistance. In order to escape the Void, Will will strange entities known as the Watchers.
need both Atems wisdom and firepower to survive.

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Welcome to the Void
Watcher Sergeants
The Watchers are a very hierarchical species. The following
pages detail each of the different Watcher types.
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Watcher Sergeants are slightly higher on the Watcher totem


pole. These nasties have slightly thicker armor and can take
a beating far more than their pawn lackeys. To make matters
Pawns are the most basic type of Watchers. Just as their name worse, they frequently carry slightly more powerful weaponry,
implies, they are pawns that are used as foot soldiers and are such as laser-guided missiles they shoot from their heads!
often on the front line of battle. They carry anything from a
Headshots are best against these tougher foes because they
standard Oppressor rifle to a scoped sniper rifle, the Reclaimer.
will often soak up a lot more ammo than the pawns. You can
Though they exist in small variations, they are all basic grunts
use standard weapon fire to take them down, but be prepared
with little to no extra armor.
for a long battle if you do. Instead, try to weaken them with
Take these enemies out any way you see fit. Short bursts of fire, grenades and finish them off with your handheld weapon. If
headshots, grenades, and even melee attacks will do the trick. you want to take them down with melee attacks, be ready for
a back-and-forth slugfest because they can take more than one
NOTE melee attack and can even dish out some of their own.

Some pawns even use rocket packs!

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Red Watchers
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Walkthrough Slugs and Sarpas are the Watchers true forms. In some cases
after you destroy a pawn or Sergeant, the Watcher armor will
fall to the ground and a large, black Slug will spill out from the
Secrets of the Void Red Watchers are some of the most dangerous foes youll face. head cavity. Though they look harmless, they can slither along
Not because of their skill or toughness, but for their zealous the ground at impressive speed and attack you! With no armor,
disregard for their own safety and well-being. In fact, these however, their best defense is to slither away before you can
Watcher pawn variants will always rush you during battle and shoot them. Dont give them the opportunity to cause damage.
self-detonate when they are within striking distance. As soon as a Watcher tin can falls to all fours and begins to
Luckily, their armor is nothing special, so they can be spew out a Slug, open fire and squish it!
defeated easily enough. Simply back away as they kamikaze Sarpas are a bit tougher than Slugs. Like the Slugs, they dont
toward you, and open fire to bring them down from a distance. have any armor, so theyre vulnerable to all weapons. Unlike
the Slugs, the Sarpas have hands and a tail that they use to

Slugs and Sarpas crawl along the ground and leap up to attack! Either use melee
attacks (kicks) or weapon fire to shred these little beasts. But
be warned, Sarpas always travel in packs of three or more!

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Watcher Knights Watcher Elders
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Secrets of the Void Watcher Knights are actually large mechanized suits piloted Though you will never engage in battle with a Watcher Elder,
by Sarpas! These hulking mechanical menaces fly through they are the cause of all your pain. These elite Watchers are
the air and boast terrifying cannons that can quickly tear you plotters and schemers, always hiding behind the scenes and
to pieces! When engaged with a Knight, stay behind cover watching their nefarious plans unfold. What is truly frightening
as much as possible! Once you got a clear shot, pop out to about these creatures is that they have the unique ability to
unleash a barrage of fire on the floating foe, then quickly pop shapeshift, so you never know if youre near a friend or foe...
back into cover to avoid its massive cannons.
Once you have your rocket pack, you can also engage these
enemies in aerial combat. Speed up to them and take them down
with your bare hands by following the onscreen commands.

Tip
After destroying a Knight, you can pick
up one of its cannons and turn it on the
other Watchers nearby!

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Watcher Discs Archons
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Secrets of the Void Watcher discs, or hubcaps as the Survivors like to call them, Archons are another Watcher vehicle. These four-legged
are the Watchers vehicle of choice. They are small, circular behemoths are armed to the teeth! They are equipped with
planes with great speed and maneuvering capabilities, making front-mounted laser cannons and machine guns! They do,
them very elusive in dogfights. Some discs are equipped with however, have four very visible weak spots. To take them
shielding technology that allows them to take extra damage down, target the glowing joints connecting their legs to their
that regular discs cannot. massive bodies. Destroy the joints and the Archon will slump
Though you can shoot them out of the sky with AA guns down, incapable of attacking.
or your rocket packs machine guns, the most efficient way to Once its slumped over, rush its head, climb aboard, and
eliminate this threat is to skyjack them when they get nearby. follow the onscreen commands to destroy it. As you do, be
Once youve taken the disc, you can use it against other sure to move out of the way of its laser cannon and dont let it
airborne enemies! shake you off!

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Welcome to the Void
Chapter 1: Prologue Ambush!

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EPISODE 1
Spare Parts
Crash Site Village Attack
The Village Into the Void

EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3
Defending the Ark The Revolt
The Collector The Tower of Return

Secrets of the Void When the cut-scene transitions into gameplay, you take control
of the unnamed man. The following section will thrust you into
The date is August 1938. Somewhere high above a series of combat, but it will also help familiarize you with the rocket
strange canyons, a man wearing a rocket pack zooms across the pack controls. Follow the directions on the screen to learn how
sky. Ahead of him several fighter planes lead the way. The man to steer, boost, break, and fire your guns.
is testing a prototype rocket pack and everything seems to be
Before you know it, several Watcher discs ambush you and
in order...
your escorts! Now its time to put the few things you just
learned into practice. The first Watcher disc shreds one of your
escorts, so its up to you to make sure the Watchers go down.

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If you have a difcult time steering, take
Welcome to the Void
Tip a minute to change the steering controls.
You can select inverted or not, depending
on your preference.
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EPISODE 1
Spare Parts
Crash Site Village Attack
The Village Into the Void

EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape Hit the brakes and begin turning to locate enemies behind
The Survivors Breaking Camp you. At first, they may be very hard to spot, but you can locate
flying enemies quickly by pressing the Lock-on button (see the
Welcome to the Void chapter). Once locked on to the nearest
EPISODE 3 disc, begin rotating toward it; use your brake function to slow
Use evasive maneuvers to minimize the damage you take
Defending the Ark The Revolt while constantly keeping the pressure on the enemy ships. The
down and make a sharper turn, then open fire on the flying
The Collector The Tower of Return discs may outnumber you, but that only means that you wont
hubcap to blast it out of the sky.
be at a loss for a target. If a Watcher manages to escape your
aiming reticle and flies past you, dont become stubborn and
Secrets of the Void chase it unless you have to. Chances are there will be another
disc flying nearby asking to get shot down.
By doing so, you can slowly whittle down the ships defenses
and allow your accompanying support to finish them off. Of
course, if you have a clean shot and no other enemies are
nearby, theres little harm in sticking to your target until its a
just a pile of junk parts raining down on the canyon.

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Welcome to the Void

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Walkthrough The flip side of things is that because youre outnumbered,


youll always have several bogies on your tail. When you
take too much enemy fire, either use your boost to get some
EPISODE 1 distance, execute barrel rolls to dodge the enemy fire, or
Spare Parts execute an aerial about-face (see the Welcome to the Void
Crash Site Village Attack chapter) to turn the tables on the troublesome trailing enemy.
The Village Into the Void

EPISODE 2 One way to get a surere bead on an


Prophesied One Prison Escape enemy is to lure it away from the heat of
The Survivors Breaking Camp battle. Stay within its ring range, but

Tip
use barrel rolls to minimize damage. Once
youve pulled far enough away from the
EPISODE 3 battle to make sure youre facing the After taking down most of the Watchers flying forces, the
Defending the Ark The Revolt enemy one to one, ip around in midair and unnamed man pulls away from combat with a disc hot on his
The Collector The Tower of Return make a beeline for the enemy as it follows. tail! The pair fly dangerously close to a cliffside as the disc
Line up your reticle and open re! opens fire and crumbles the rock face over the man as he flies
Secrets of the Void by! The man takes a hit and begins to tumble out of the sky.
Just before he hits the top of a tall peak, however, he regains
control and steadies himself. He slowly lands safely atop the
peak and begins to survey the area. Little does he know,
however, that another Watcher is nearing him at full speed.
Before he can react, the Watchers Archon unit pounces on him,
knocking him on his back. As he lays there, helplessly looking
into the eye of the Archon, the enemy unit powers up its main
laser cannon and prepares to fire point-blank...

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Two hours after takeoff, Will and Ava are in the cockpit of
How to Use this Guide the cargo plane and Cooper is in a second plane flying lead.
Outside, the world is on the brink of war, and Cooper explains
over the radio that he had to plot an unusual flight plan to
Welcome to the Void avoid entering disputed airspace. It is a flight plan that unfor-
tunately takes them through an enormous tropical storm and
Tools of the Trade into the center of the Bermuda Triangle.

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Walkthrough

EPISODE 1
Prologue Spare Parts
Village Attack
The Village Into the Void

EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3
Defending the Ark The Revolt
The Collector The Tower of Return
One week later, at a Nassau Airport base, Will and his best
Secrets of the Void friend, Cooper, are busy loading crates into a plane. Will runs
a business flying freight out of the Bahamas. With their flight
As the airplane enters the Bermuda Triangle, they quickly
preparation near complete, Wills former flame shows up at the
begin to experience turbulence. Lightning flashes all around
runaway. Her name is Ava, and she is as surprised to see Will as
and the airplane begins to shake as if its going to fall apart.
he is to see her. They havent spoken in years. After the initial
Suddenly, a dark disc with blue lights zooms across the cockpit!
awkwardness passes, she explains that she is under contract
The engines give and the airplane crashes into the side of a
with Athanor Industries to personally ensure that the crate
tall peak. When everyone regains consciousness, they find
they just loaded reaches London.
themselves crashed in a lush jungle.

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Welcome to the Void

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Walkthrough The airplane has been torn in half, and only Will and Ava With no weapons to defend yourself and a mysterious,
murderous thing on the loose, youve no choice but to get
made it through okay. As the duo assesses their condition, a
mysterious man slams onto the cockpits window. He warns on the move. Whatever it is that killed that man knows where
EPISODE 1 that they must get away because something, or someone, is you are. Luckily, Ava spotted a village nearby as the plane went
Prologue Spare Parts down. Get stepping and follow your beautiful guide into the
rapidly approaching their location. Before Will and Ava could
Village Attack find out more, the man is ripped away from the cockpit by an lush, green jungle.
The Village Into the Void unseen assailant! The pair exit the plane to find the strange As you go, you can hear the sounds of a loud, blaring horn
man dead. Theyve got no choice now. They must explore their in the distance. With no way to tell whether its a friendly
EPISODE 2 new surroundings, whatever they may be... sound or not, youve no choice but to continue toward the
Prophesied One Prison Escape village. Keep up with Avas brisk pace as she nimbly navigates
The Survivors Breaking Camp Out of the Pan... past bushes, trees, sharp cliffs, and across fallen tree trunks.
When you reach a long, thick trunk bridging the gaps across
a small river, an earthquake shakes your jungle surroundings!
EPISODE 3 Cross the makeshift bridge and enter the cave across from you
Defending the Ark The Revolt to find a ghastly sight!
The Collector The Tower of Return

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Walkthrough On the other side of the cave is a small drop-off with several
dead bodies on the ground. When you jump down to inves-
tigate, a strange man dressed like the frightened man earlier
EPISODE 1 urges you to be careful.
Prologue Spare Parts
Village Attack
The Village Into the Void

EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3
Defending the Ark The Revolt
Walk up to the fallen body and grab a weapon. The soldier was
The Collector The Tower of Return
carrying a Liberator, a high-powered machine gun capable of
doing great damage to those walking robo-looking creeps. Ava
Secrets of the Void As the strange man searches ahead, hes suddenly ambushed grabs a Liberator for herself and prepares to set out deeper
by a tall robotic-looking man! Its a silver Watcher Pawn! The into the jungle.
Watcher stealthily sneaks up behind the strange man and snaps Ava takes a few steps ahead and another earthquake rocks
his neck, leaving the mans weapon on the ground. the area, bringing a rockslide down between you and Ava.
With no way past the fallen rubble, she must continue without
you and you without her. Luckily, youve both got radios that
you can use to keep in contact with each other.

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When you round the corner, you spy another one of those
How to Use this Guide metal monsters crawling around a tall tree in the distance. The
Watcher sees you immediately and drops down to open fire!
Hug the left wall and wait for the Watcher to come out of its
Welcome to the Void cover. When it does, pop out of the corner cover and open fire.
Take close aim at its head and let the Liberator loose! Take
Tools of the Trade down the Watcher and collect the orange Tech Point Cache it
releases. After examining the Watchers body, you remember
The Cast hearing about some black book technology that the Fascists
were developing, but this is far too complicated to be theirs.

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Walkthrough Make a right and slowly explore the cave. When you reach a
fallen column, hug the column as if youre going to take cover
from enemy fire, then leap over it to trek deeper into the cave.
Tip Before leaving the fallen Watcher, grab its
weapon, the Oppressor.

EPISODE 1
Prologue Spare Parts

The Village
Village Attack
Into the Void
NOTE
EPISODE 2 100 Point Caches 500 Point Caches Journal Location
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The icons shown above will be used on maps
The Survivors Breaking Camp
throughout the walkthrough for Tech Point Caches

EPISODE 3
Defending the Ark The Revolt
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2

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Welcome to the Void Theres a red Tech Point Cache
on the left, just behind the
tree trunk.
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We point out the Tech Point Caches youll find
Walkthrough throughout your journey, but not all of them will Make a right and follow the long tree-trunk bridge across
have screenshots provided in the walkthrough. For areas the chasm. As you go, several Watchers will be engaged in
with several Tech Point Caches, well provide descriptions a firefight with Ava from the cliffs above you. Allow her to
EPISODE 1 of where they are but not necessarily screens for them distract your targets while you rush up the tree trunk and take
Prologue Spare Parts all. All Tech Point Caches are, however, listed with their
them out. Run across the bridge with your gun blazing until
respective areas in the Secrets of the Void chapter.
Village Attack you reach your enemies.
If you are having a hard time finding one in the
The Village Into the Void walkthrough, youll be able to find its If any of them are still standing when you reach them, let
location in that chapter. them have it with a few well-placed melee attacks. Finish them
EPISODE 2 off before continuing up the hill into a series of ruins.
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp
Journal Location
EPISODE 3 After crossing the tree trunk,
Defending the Ark The Revolt examine the small niche on the
The Collector The Tower of Return left, near the ruins. It contains a
Journal Entry.

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Tech Point Cache


Once youve collected the Journal Entry, hop onto the large boulder
on the left, after going up the small hill. A red Tech Point Cache is
sitting atop the boulder; jump up to draw it toward you.

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Welcome to the Void

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Walkthrough Round the corner atop the hill until you reach another
fallen tree bridging the chasm. This one leads to Avas previous
location earlier. Slow down as you cross the bridge and
EPISODE 1 carefully leap across the hole in the tree trunk until you reach
Prologue Spare Parts the other side of the chasm.
Village Attack
The Village Into the Void

EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3 Several more Watchers wait to ambush you at the top of


Defending the Ark The Revolt the hill. As you reach the top, take cover behind the small
The Collector The Tower of Return fallen column on the left. Wait for your robotic rivals to reveal
themselves, then open fire from your covered position!
Secrets of the Void If the Watchers are only slightly in the open, use your
zoom-in function to get a better shot. If the Watcher is
As soon as you cross the tree trunk, rush to the fallen
completely out in the open, however, you can also use blind
tree ahead of you and take cover. Several more Watchers
fire from your cover. Youll be less accurate with blind fire, but
entrenched in the area ahead of you immediately open fire.
youll be more protected from incoming fire.
While taking cover, slide left and right along the trunk and
take note of their positions. When youre ready to retaliate,
pop out of cover and fire on the metal menaces perched high
along the far ridge, above the other Watchers.

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Welcome to the Void Tip Be sure to grab the orange Tech Point
Caches as you go from stump to stump!

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3

Walkthrough Take out the Watchers on the ridge, then duck back behind
cover. Reload your weapon, then emerge from your covered
position and eliminate the Watchers nearest you, behind the
EPISODE 1 tree stumps. 4
Prologue Spare Parts
Village Attack
The Village Into the Void

EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3
Defending the Ark The Revolt
The Collector The Tower of Return

Secrets of the Void Slowly move toward the remaining Watchers, using their tree
stumps as cover. To eliminate the chances of taking fire, use
evasive rolls away from cover to make yourself difficult to hit.
As you land, re-establish your aim and let er rip! Drop into the ditch at the far end of the area and make a
left. As you enter the cave, several columns and rocks will block
your path. Leap over them and continue following the long
winding cavern until you emerge in a large area with ruins. A
Watcher waits for you on a turret and immediately opens fire!

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Welcome to the Void Before crossing the long bridge,
examine the left side. A Journal
Entry is hidden in the shrubbery.
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There are two Tech Point
Walkthrough Sprint across the passageway ahead, stopping only to take Caches near the turret. The
purple one is atop a gate
cover from the turret on your left. When you reach the end of
structure on the far right path
the walkway, turn left and open fire on the foolish Watcher
EPISODE 1 Pawns hiding behind the rubble. Make short work of them before
leading to the turret. Hop from
Prologue Spare Parts the large boulder onto the top
proceeding, and stay out of the line of fire from the turret. of the gate to reach it. The
Village Attack
second, a red Tech Point Cache,
The Village Into the Void is on the ramp leading down
directly in front of the turret.

EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3
Defending the Ark The Revolt
The Collector The Tower of Return

Secrets of the Void


Follow the walkway on the left. You can either go forward
and sweep around the turrets backside, or make a sharp left
about halfway up the walkway and take it from its left and
blindside it. Both paths, however, require you to act quickly
and keep a steady aim.
Rush the turret from either side and blast through two Watchers
protecting it. When you reach the creep manning the turret,
either blast it at close range or drop it with a few melee strikes.
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Welcome to the Void Tip This turret is a good place to earn your
Killing Spree Achievement or Trophy.

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EPISODE 1
Prologue Spare Parts
Village Attack
The Village Into the Void
The door leads to a long, winding cave. Creep inside and
EPISODE 2 explore the cave as it wends left and right, past a waterfall,
Prophesied One Prison Escape and to a cliff on the opposite end.
The Survivors Breaking Camp

Man the turret at the top of the ruins and take aim at the
EPISODE 3 door across the bridge to your right. Blast open the door on the
Defending the Ark The Revolt opposite end, then keep the turret trained on the entryway as
The Collector The Tower of Return Watchers attempt to pour out and attack. If you keep a steady
aim on the door, all the Watchers should fall easily.
Secrets of the Void If you want more of a challenge, blast open the door 5
with the turret, then walk down to the bridge and take the
Watchers head on, using the bridge sections as cover. Once all
the Watchers are dispatched, cross the bridge and enter the
door at the opposite end.

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Welcome to the Void As you explore the cave, stop
at the waterfall on the right to
collect the Journal Entry and the
Tools of the Trade Ammo Cache!

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The next red Tech Point Cache
Walkthrough is directly on the path leading
out of the cave. You cant
Continue moving down and to the left until you reach a
long, curving ledge leading back into the jungle.
miss it.
EPISODE 1
Prologue Spare Parts NOTE
Village Attack
The Village Into the Void When in doubt, always follow the yellow
checkpoint marker on your screen.

EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3
Defending the Ark The Revolt
The Collector The Tower of Return

Secrets of the Void At the end of the cave, walk out onto the small rickety
platform and follow the onscreen prompts to drop onto a
platform farther down the cliff. Drop onto the next platform,
then turn left and hop across the small gap onto another ledge.
6
Follow the cliff wall to the left, jump across another small gap,
then drop onto the rocky ledge below.

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Welcome to the Void The next Tech Point Cache is on
the final long ledge after the
The next Tech Point Cache is
on a small ledge on the right
series of vertical drops. You should side of the cavernous path,
Tools of the Trade automatically grab it as you drop just before you reach the next
onto the ledge from above. series of vertical ledges.

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EPISODE 1
Prologue Spare Parts
Village Attack
The Village Into the Void

EPISODE 2 Sprint to the left and follow the tall cavernous path toward Edge up to the side of the platform and peer over the
Prophesied One Prison Escape side. This time, the ledges below you are crawling with silver
the checkpoint marker. Just before you emerge from the
The Survivors Breaking Camp dark path, a Watcher attempts to ambush you. Open fire and Watcher Pawns! Before dropping from ledge to ledge as you
obliterate it before it can do any damage. The path leads to did before, take aim over the edge and pop the Watchers in
EPISODE 3 another sharp drop-off with several wooden platforms going your way. Once youve taken out a Watcher below you, drop
onto its ledge and peer over the edge again. Carefully blast
Defending the Ark The Revolt down the side of the cliff.
your way down the ledges until you reach the bottom.
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CAUTION
Watchers are fearless! They will not hesitate to rush up the
cliff and attack you at close quarters on your own platform.
7
If youre slow in taking them out and moving down the
ledges, theyll rush up to meet you head on.

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Welcome to the Void There is a Journal Entry to the
left of the rope bridge near the
ruins. Grab it before you cross!
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Once youre on the other side,
grab the next Journal Entry near
the Weapons Locker to the left of
The Cast 9
the bridge.

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Walkthrough

EPISODE 1
Prologue Spare Parts
Village Attack
Tech Point Cache
The Village Into the Void You should automatically grab the next red Tech Point Cache as you
pick up the Journal Entry after crossing the bridge. Its sitting to the
right of the Weapons Locker.
EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3 At the base of the cliff, turn left and approach the rope
Defending the Ark The Revolt
bridge nearby. Cross the bridge and follow the checkpoint
The Collector The Tower of Return
marker to the other side of the chasm.

Secrets of the Void


Tech Point Cache
There is a red Tech Point Cache on the left side of the bridge,
nestled near the far left wall in the ruins.

Pick up the grenades on the left side of the bridge, near the
Weapons Locker, then turn to the far wall against the cliff. Hurl
a grenade at the wall and blast it down! When you do, several
Watchers will try to rush you, so toss another grenade at them
and take them down immediately.
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Walkthrough If the Watchers manage to rush out of the hole in the wall
before you can take them out with a grenade, take cover
behind the broken pillar and pick them off with your Liberator
Tech Point Cache
EPISODE 1 or the Oppressor. You can also still toss grenades at them from Before crossing the bridge,
Prologue Spare Parts your covered position. Once youve taken them all down, go creep out onto the ledge on
Village Attack through the hole in the wall and into the next section. the right to grab the red Tech
The Village Into the Void Point Cache.

EPISODE 2 Cook your grenade a little bit and toss it


Prophesied One Prison Escape at the Watchers as they pour out of the
The Survivors Breaking Camp door. If you get them all with the grenade,
youll unlock the Blue Light Special

EPISODE 3
Defending the Ark The Revolt
Tip Achievement or Trophy!
Reload on grenades before you continue!
Simply walk up to where you grabbed
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the grenades in the rst place and theyll
automatically rell in your inventory.
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Rush across the next small rope bridge and make a right to
enter the torchlit cavern.

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Use the large trees as cover and move stealthily between


How to Use this Guide Journal Location covered positions to avoid getting surrounded. Since the
swampy area is wide open with only a few areas for cover
available, its easy to lose your bearings and find yourself
Welcome to the Void Theres another Journal Entry
between the two torches on surrounded. Instead, stay behind cover as long as possible and
the right side of the wall in dont move from one location to another until youre certain
Tools of the Trade this cavern. Grab it before youve destroyed your target. Once the area is clear, walk up
proceeding. the large tree root at the far left side of the swamp.

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EPISODE 1
Prologue Spare Parts
Village Attack
The Village Into the Void

EPISODE 2
Prophesied One
The Survivors
Prison Escape
Breaking Camp
Tech Point Cache
There are two Tech Point
Caches in the swampy area.
EPISODE 3 The first, a purple one, is inside
Defending the Ark The Revolt a tangle of trees on the right
The Collector The Tower of Return side just as you enter. The
second, a red one, is on the
Secrets of the Void large tree root you must climb
to exit the area.

The torchlit cavern is home to one Watcher. As you pass by


the first two torches, make a left and itll come storming out at
you. Blast through it and follow the dimly lit passageway out
to a large swampy area. Grab the Tech Point Cache in the tree
trunk on the right as you enter the swampy area, then carefully
sweep the area for Watchers nearby.
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Make a right at the top of the tree root to find yourself on a


How to Use this Guide Journal Location short bridge. As you cross, several Watchers will spill out of the
passageway at the end. Open fire as you rush for the nearest
cover and duck! Stay behind cover and keep the Watchers at
Welcome to the Void The final Journal Entry in this
chapter is located near a large bay with blind fire. Wait for them to take position on their side
tree on the left side of the of the bridge, then open fire as they pop out to shoot at you.
Tools of the Trade swamp, just after you enter.
Move across the bridge slowly as you eliminate the Watchers
in your way. Once the bridge is cleared, dash across, grab the
The Cast Ammo Cache at the end of the bridge and enter the next
section. There youre met by two white Watcher Sergeants and
several Watcher Pawns!
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EPISODE 1
Prologue Spare Parts
Village Attack
The Village Into the Void

EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp
As soon as the Watcher Sergeants spot you, they blast the
EPISODE 3 bridge section at your feet, making it crumble. This forces you
to drop to the area below, giving them the position advantage!
Defending the Ark The Revolt
Luckily, there are two small ramps on the left and right, leading
The Collector The Tower of Return
up to their position.

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Welcome to the Void

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Walkthrough Take cover immediately, then take aim at the Watchers Strafe away from your enemy as you fire on it and make your
flanking you. Stay behind cover and open fire on the nearest way up one of the two ramps on either side of the area. Your
enemy. Pick it off with several well-placed shots, then rush out goal is to take out the Watchers on the lower level, then rush
EPISODE 1 of cover as you blast the other rust-loving pile of bolts. up the ramp to flank the two Sergeants above you.
Prologue Spare Parts
Village Attack
The Village Into the Void

EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3 13
Defending the Ark The Revolt
The Collector The Tower of Return

Secrets of the Void After taking out the Watchers on the lower level, rush up the
Tech Point Cache ramp with your finger on the trigger. If there are any Watchers
in your way, simply mow them down or drop them with a
The final Tech Point Cache is sitting atop a small pillar on the melee attack while up close.
left in the lower area of the Sergeant encounter. Stand near
the pillar, then jump up to draw the glowing orb toward you.

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Walkthrough Hide behind the small wall atop the ramp and locate the two
Sergeants on the upper level. Before rushing out of cover and
letting them have it, toss a grenade ahead of you to weaken
EPISODE 1 them. If you get the grenade close enough, you might even be
Prologue Spare Parts able to take out one of them!
Village Attack
The Village Into the Void

EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3 Otherwise, stay behind cover and open fire on the Sergeants
Defending the Ark The Revolt as they try to locate you. The Sergeants are just as susceptible
The Collector The Tower of Return to melee attacks as the other Watchers, so dont hesitate
to sock em if they get too close. Finish off the remaining
Watchers on the upper level and the gates to the village will
Secrets of the Void open up.

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EPISODE 1
Prologue Spare Parts
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The Village Into the Void 16

EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3 After you pass through the large gates, a Watcher manages
Defending the Ark The Revolt to get the jump on you! It pounces and knocks you on your
The Collector The Tower of Return back. Before you know it, the metal monstrosity has wrapped
its cold, hinged fingers around your neck and is beginning to
squeeze the life out of you.
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last sight is going to be the Watchers metallic blue stare, its
head explodes in a gush of blue liquid! Ava hops down from
her hiding spot, rifle in hand, revealing herself to be your
savior. Not only will you probably never live this down, but she
was also right about the village being nearby. At least now
youre both at the village entrance.

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Walkthrough Reunited with Ava, you finally reach the main path leading
to the village entrance. Though it may still be a way off, the
village is currently your only hope to get out of this insane
EPISODE 1 jungle. Follow Ava closely as she leads the way down the long
Prologue Spare Parts path to the village.
Crash Site Village Attack
The Village Into the Void
NOTE
EPISODE 2 Theres no combat during this short chapter,
Prophesied One Prison Escape but you can still collect Tech Point Caches and
Journal Entries if youre thorough.
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3 As you follow Ava, the two of you try to make sense of
Defending the Ark The Revolt everything that has happened so far. Though youre hesitant
The Collector The Tower of Return
Journal Location to ask, you ask Ava if she saw the same thing you dida
mysterious UFO. Lucky for you, youre not going crazy. She saw
Secrets of the Void As you walk down the path, turn it, too.
left and search behind a small Farther down the path, you find a large bridge leading to a
group of stacked stone blocks. tall pyramid in the distance. Follow Ava closely. If you want to
A Journal Entry is sitting behind
explore the area, however, Ava will wait at the beginning of
them. Pick it up, then continue
the bridge until youre ready to proceed.
following Ava.

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Welcome to the Void There are two Tech Point
Caches on either side of the
bridge entrance. Examine
Tools of the Trade the left and right sides of
the bridge entrance to find
them both.
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Walkthrough

EPISODE 1
Prologue Spare Parts
Crash Site Village Attack
The Village Into the Void

EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3 As you enter the pyramid, Ava recognizes the carvings on the
Defending the Ark The Revolt wall. They refer to a group of reptilian gods. Despite knowing
The Collector The Tower of Return what the symbols might refer to, shes completely at a loss as
to how these gods are associated with the Fascists that are
After grabbing both Tech Point Caches, rejoin Ava and walk
threatening to go to war.
Secrets of the Void across the bridge toward the village nestled in the pyramid.
With no choice but to enter the village, continue following
her up the incline toward the center of the village.
Tech Point Cache
Theres another Tech Point Cache on
the bridge. Its on the right side of
the bridge inside a small destroyed
area. Grab it as you cross.

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Welcome to the Void The next Journal Entry is on the
left side of the water fountain
just as you enter the village.
Tools of the Trade Grab it, then go all the way up
until you reach the villagers.
Before talking to them, examine
The Cast the small hut to their left. It
houses the final Journal Entry in
this chapter.
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Walkthrough

EPISODE 1
Prologue Spare Parts
Crash Site Village Attack Tech Point Cache
The Village Into the Void
Theres a purple Tech Point
Cache inside the hut to the
EPISODE 2 right of the villagers. Grab it
Prophesied One Prison Escape before talking to them.
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3 Approach the villagers to ask for help. Unfortunately, when


Defending the Ark The Revolt you approach them, the village elder immediately sends you
The Collector The Tower of Return away! He claims that your presence is not welcome by his
people or their gods, so you must leave. Do as he says and turn
back the way you came.
Secrets of the Void
As you leave, youre met by a strange man named Tavi.
Unlike the village elder, he offers to help you, but you must
be quiet and hurry along. Follow Tavi through a series of small
huts to his friend, Nikola. Maybe he can help you get out of
this mess.

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Chapter 4: Spare Parts
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Tools of the Trade


22

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Walkthrough 19 After making brief introductions, Tesla guides you to a


part of the canyon nearby that is littered with wreckage. He
provides you and Ava with a rocket pack to navigate the sheer
EPISODE 1 cliffs and high-rising canyons, but requests that along with
Prologue Spare Parts
the salvage you need that you find him a very specific piece of
Crash Site Village Attack equipment, a sonar box.
The Village Into the Void

One Hand Washes the Other


EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3
Defending the Ark The Revolt
The Collector The Tower of Return

When you reach Tavis friend, you find an eccentric, well-


Secrets of the Void dressed man conducting experiments with several high-
powered pieces of electrical equipment. The man, in fact,
is none other than Nikola Tesla, the genius mechanical and
electrical engineer. Having once worked in Colorado Springs,
he is now stranded in this strange place. Though he is happy Ava takes to the rocket pack immediately. She leaps off the
to continue his experiments here because the region has very canyon and swiftly rises into the air as if shes been doing it for
unique conditions. years. When she lands on a ledge in the distance, she suggests
that you split up. Shell take the high canyon while you take
the area below. Though hesitant, you leap off the canyon as
well and slowly, but safely, drop to the river flowing below you.
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Walkthrough With the rocket pack strapped to your back and a laundry
list of things to find, theres no time to waste. Set out into
the wilderness and find the missing components to get your
EPISODE 1 airplane working again.
Prologue Spare Parts
Crash Site Village Attack
The Village Into the Void

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EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3 This area of the jungle is like a giant junkyard! A giant,


Defending the Ark The Revolt dangerous, and tall junkyard. Cross the river to find the first
The Collector The Tower of Return piece of equipment you need. Directly on the other side of the
river is a small ledge with an airplane crashed on it. Approach
Secrets of the Void the ledge and follow the onscreen command to float up to the

Tech Point Cache ledge and grab it.


Climb up to the second ledge and hoist yourself up. The
Make a left and follow the river process is very similar to dropping from ledge to ledge on a
to its end. There, just beyond vertical cliff like you did earlier, only this time youre moving
the fallen log, is a purple Tech up the vertical ledges. Walk forward a little bit until you find
Point Cache. Grab it before you another ledge, then zoom up and grab it.
begin searching for the five
aircraft pieces.

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Walkthrough The left wall has another series of ledges. Jump up from
ledge to ledge until you reach the third one. Once youve
grabbed onto it, slide left along the ledge until you can see the
EPISODE 1 next ledge above you. Jump up to it, slide left again, then float
Prologue Spare Parts left across the gap to the ledge on your left. Hoist yourself up
Crash Site Village Attack and turn left.
The Village Into the Void

EPISODE 2
Tech Point Cache
Prophesied One Prison Escape
A red Tech Point Cache is
The Survivors Breaking Camp floating between your ledge
and the next one. To grab it,
float near it as you boost-jump
EPISODE 3 across the two ledges. Jump into the air, then boost over to the next ledge. As you
Defending the Ark The Revolt land, glide over to the Weapons Locker on the right. Use the
The Collector The Tower of Return Weapons Locker to either upgrade or swap out weapons, then
jump up to the area above you. Approach the wall on the right
and look up. Another series of outcroppings will guide you
Secrets of the Void upward to the next aircraft piece.
As you climb, keep a close eye on the top of your screen. An
earthquake will shake the ledges as you climb, nearly shaking
you off! When the earthquake hits, follow the onscreen
prompt at the top of the screen to strengthen your grip and
keep from falling to your death. Slide left along the shaky
ledge, then hoist yourself onto it.

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Welcome to the Void There are two Tech Point Caches
nearby. The first one is hidden
behind some crates on the left
Tools of the Trade side of the battle encounter.
Take a peek behind the crates
after youve cleared the area,
The Cast turn right, and grab it. The
second one is located behind a
small pillar atop a boulder on
Know Thine Enemy the right as you climb the small
incline away from the first battle
area. To reach it, boost-jump
Walkthrough onto the boulder from the top of
the small incline.
EPISODE 1
Prologue
Crash Site
Spare Parts
Village Attack
Journal Location
The Village Into the Void There is also a Journal Entry in
this area. It is in the same small
niche as the first Tech Point Cache,
EPISODE 2 behind the crates. Only instead of
Prophesied One Prison Escape turning right to find the glowing
The Survivors Breaking Camp orb, turn left to spot the Journal
Entry on the ground.

EPISODE 3 Though its been quiet so far, the Watchers are waiting to
Defending the Ark The Revolt ambush you! As soon as you hoist yourself onto the ledge, the
The Collector The Tower of Return alloy entities rush out with their rifles at the ready. Take cover
behind the nearest pillar and pop out of cover to return fire.
Secrets of the Void If any of the red Watchers run toward you, put them down
immediately! Once theyre in close range, theyll self-destruct
and create a large blue electrical field that will envelop you
and kill you. By destroying them quickly, you dont give them a
chance to reach you. If they do manage to reach you, run away
from the blue death bubble as soon as possible.

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Walkthrough Turn right and go up the small incline to the next area.
As you go, take aim at the Watchers above you and mow
them down. Make a left at the top of the hill and enter a
EPISODE 1 large demolished ship. Its cracked in half, but you can still
Prologue Spare Parts boost-jump across the vessels two parts.
Crash Site Village Attack
The Village Into the Void
Tech Point Cache
EPISODE 2 Grab the Tech Point Cache
Prophesied One Prison Escape floating in midair between the
The Survivors Breaking Camp two ship sections.

EPISODE 3 After crossing through the inside of the broken ship, turn
Defending the Ark The Revolt right and emerge into a large cavernous section of the cliff.
The Collector The Tower of Return Several man-made structures line the walls with tall ridges
carved into the side. Take cover behind the first column and
Secrets of the Void spot the Watchers perched on the ridges ahead of you. Wait
for them to expose themselves, then open fire on them.
Dont stay out of cover for too long, however, because they
have the advantage over you. Theyre in a higher position and
have better line of sight. After blasting them to bits, leave your
cover and enter the cavernous area. Turn left immediately and
open fire on the other Watchers near the center of the cavern.

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Walkthrough From the bottom, you can either dash up the incline ahead
or boost-jump onto the right wall where the first few Watchers
were perched. Once youre at a higher location, turn across the
Tech Point Cache
EPISODE 1 cavern and take out the other Watchers along the far left ridge. There is a red Tech Point
Prologue Spare Parts
Cache in the cavern. To find
Crash Site Village Attack it, walk up the small incline
The Village Into the Void at the center of the cavern to

Tip If you run low on ammo, theres an a ridge. The Tech Point Cache
Ammo Cache on the far left ridge. is floating at the end of that
EPISODE 2 ridge. After exiting the cavern,
Prophesied One Prison Escape look to the left before jumping
The Survivors Breaking Camp up the next set of ridges. A
purple Tech Point Cache is
sitting on the left ridge.
EPISODE 3
Defending the Ark The Revolt
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Walkthrough Approach the wooden ledges on the right after exiting the Follow the cliff to the left, as you hug the cliffs wall on the
cavern, and begin climbing up. Stop to dodge enemy fire and right. When you reach the next small pile of wreckage, you
to eliminate the Watchers on the platforms above you, then find the next component you need. After grabbing it, walk up
EPISODE 1 quickly go all the way up and make a left. to the ledges behind you and begin making another ascent.
Prologue Spare Parts
Go all the way up, then make a sharp right toward a rock
Crash Site Village Attack outcropping with several pink flowers on it.
The Village Into the Void If a Watcher is foolish enough to drop to
Boost-jump across the gap onto the next rock outcropping.
the platform youre on or if youre brave
EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape
Tip enough to climb onto the same platform
as a Watcher, you can use a melee
attack to yank the rusty pile of bolts off
Tech Point Cache
The Survivors Breaking Camp
the platform! After jumping across the small
gap, boost-jump onto the large
EPISODE 3 rock on the right. A red Tech
Defending the Ark The Revolt Point Cache is hidden there
amid the bushes. Drop from
The Collector The Tower of Return
the rock, then approach the
other large rock on the right.
Secrets of the Void Boost-jump up the slippery
stones to find a purple Tech
Point Cache.

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Tech Point Cache
Walkthrough Creep out to the left, inching closer to the left end of the ledge,
then boost-jump around the corner, hugging the right wall as you
go. Round the corner in midair and land on a small ridge. Follow
EPISODE 1 the ridge to its end, where youll find a purple Tech Point Cache.
Prologue Spare Parts
Crash Site Village Attack
The Village Into the Void
Journal Location
EPISODE 2 There is also a Journal Entry
Prophesied One Prison Escape
on this ridge. Grab it after
The Survivors Breaking Camp claiming the Tech Point Cache,
then boost-jump back to the
wooden platform.
EPISODE 3 After collecting the nearby Tech Point Caches, climb up the
Defending the Ark The Revolt ledges on the left wall. Keep going up until you reach a long
The Collector The Tower of Return ledge that reaches out to the left along the cliff side. Look Slug Infested
up and locate the next series of wooden platforms and begin
Secrets of the Void climbing up. As you go, be careful to destroy the Watchers
above you and not get shot down.
Go all the way up the series of wooden platforms until you
reach the very top. On the right is an Ammo Cache. To the left
is a sheer drop-off.

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Walkthrough Make a right at the final wooden platform. Just below you is
the entrance to a large structure. As you approach it, one of
the Watchers will spot you. After you blow the Watchers head
EPISODE 1 off, the silver body falls to the ground writhing in pain. Before
Prologue Spare Parts you know it, a large black Slug oozes out of the Watchers neck
Crash Site Village Attack where its head used to be!
The Village Into the Void Finish off the Slug, the Watchers true form, then hop down
and approach the entrance to the next section.
EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3 Keep a steady stream of rifle fire through the doorway as


Defending the Ark The Revolt you approach. Itll destroy Watchers that get close and keep
The Collector The Tower of Return the other Watchers at bay as you approach their position.
When you reach the doorway, take cover on either side and
Secrets of the Void observe your enemies movements. If they get too close for
comfort, force them back with a blast of your rifle. Whittle
them down until you can pass through the doorway and into
their area.
Leave your cover and rush inside. As soon as you enter, sprint
to the two columns on the right and take cover again. Switch
back and forth between both columns as you demolish the
Watchers from your covered position.

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Welcome to the Void As you glide down the deep pit,
hug the walls. When youre near
the middle of the pit, youll be
Tools of the Trade able to spot the next Journal Entry
on a ridge about halfway down.
Hug the wall on the way down
The Cast and softly touch down on the
ledge to grab the Journal Entry.

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Walkthrough When the first wave of silver Watcher Pawns are destroyed,
reload and prepare to greet a small group of red Watchers that
rush you from the far entrance to the area. Obliterate them
EPISODE 1 quickly before they reach you and self-destruct!
Prologue Spare Parts
Crash Site Village Attack
The Village Into the Void

EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp
Stop on the ridge just above the bottom of the pit (where
the Journal Entry is located) and take aim at the Watchers
EPISODE 3 below. Your elevated position gives you the advantage, so
Defending the Ark The Revolt
open fire and put them all down before you drop to the pits
The Collector The Tower of Return
bottom.

Secrets of the Void Make a left and pass through the portal from where the
Watchers attacked, then edge up to the large pit at the center
of the next room. Jump into the center of the pit and slowly
glide down the pit to its bottom.

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Walkthrough If there are any enemies hiding at the bottom of the pit Make a left at the bottom of the pit to find another deep
when you land, cook a grenade for a second or two, then hurl hole. This one is even deeper than the one you just descended.
it at them to smoke them out. If you time it well, you can even Hop into the middle and float down.
EPISODE 1 destroy them quickly. If not, smoke them out of their hiding
Prologue Spare Parts spots and finish them off with the rifle.
Crash Site Village Attack Tech Point Cache
The Village Into the Void
There are two more Tech Point
After clearing the bottom of the pit, hunt Caches on the way down this pit.
EPISODE 2
Tip around for a new dropped weapon from One is at the very beginning, the
Prophesied One Prison Escape the Watchers, the Disintegrator. After other is near the end. Be sure to
picking it up, grab the Ammo Cache on the approach them slowly on the way
The Survivors Breaking Camp
down and grab them as you go. If
left corner of the cave.
you miss them, you wont be able
EPISODE 3 to backtrack and get them. Youll
have to return to play this mission
Defending the Ark The Revolt
again to pick them up.
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Speed your descent by turning off
Welcome to the Void
Tip your rocket pack and freefalling for a
few seconds before re-engaging the
rocket pack again to hover.
The next Journal Entry is near
the airplane piece you just
found. Search the left side of the
Tools of the Trade triangular peak to find it.

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Walkthrough

EPISODE 1
Prologue Spare Parts
Crash Site Village Attack
The Village Into the Void

EPISODE 2 Enter the crashed ship on the right side of the peak and
Prophesied One Prison Escape As you emerge from the bottom of the deep hole, youll
find the next airplane part. Pass through the ships interior to
The Survivors Breaking Camp drop over another series of canyons. Hover toward the
the other side, then climb up the series of ledges along the
triangular peak in the distance and gingerly set foot on it. The
right wall.
peak has another part for your airplane. Grab it before you
EPISODE 3 resume your search for the next few pieces.
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After climbing up the ledges,
Secrets of the Void walk up to the raised area on
the right and boost-jump onto it.
There is a red Tech Point Cache
sitting there.

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Welcome to the Void

Tools of the Trade 34

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Walkthrough Go up the incline to the next area and explore the wreckage
on the right.

EPISODE 1
Prologue Spare Parts Tech Point Cache
Crash Site Village Attack
Look over the right side of the
The Village Into the Void wreck to spot the next Tech
Point Cache on a small ledge
EPISODE 2 below you. Carefully drop onto
the ledge, grab the glowing
Prophesied One Prison Escape
orb, then rush back up to your
The Survivors Breaking Camp previous position.

EPISODE 3 33
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Explore the wreckage on the next area to find the final piece
needed for your airplane! The only thing left now is to find
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Teslas sonar box.
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When youre done, exit through the other side of the ship to
How to Use this Guide Journal Location find the U.S.S. Cyclops!

Welcome to the Void Theres another Journal Entry U.S.S. Cyclops


near the final airplane part. Look
left after grabbing the part and
Tools of the Trade youll find the Journal Entry on
the ground.

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Walkthrough

EPISODE 1
Prologue Spare Parts
Crash Site Village Attack
The Village Into the Void

EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3
Defending the Ark The Revolt
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Secrets of the Void According to Ava, Teslas sonar box is located at the end of
the Cyclopss mast. Jump into the air and hover toward the
precariously crashed ship. Veer left in midair as you approach
the hanging carrier, then land on the ships far left ledge.
Make a right after grabbing the final part and approach the Drop to the next ledge below you and to the right, then
large ship along the cliff wall. When you get close to it, the ship hover onto the carriers mast. Carefully walk out to the tip
falls off the cliff and crashes in front of you, creating a ledge to of the mast to find Teslas sonar box. Just before youre able
climb along the left wall. Climb the ledge then hoist yourself to grab it, though, the mast gives way and falls off the ship,
up onto the next section. Go into the crashed ships interior and taking you with it!
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Welcome to the Void

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Walkthrough As the mast falls, youre able to yank the sonar box and
boost back up to the bottom of the hanging ship!

EPISODE 1
Prologue Spare Parts Journal Location
Crash Site Village Attack
Before ascending the Cyclops,
The Village Into the Void look over the left side of the
crates youre standing on and
EPISODE 2 locate a small boat hanging from
the carrier. Float down onto it
Prophesied One Prison Escape
and grab the Journal Entry before
The Survivors Breaking Camp boosting back up to the crates.

EPISODE 3 Begin climbing up the small ledges to the top of the U.S.S.
Defending the Ark The Revolt Tech Point Cache Cyclops and keep the rifle ready. Several Watchers will try to
The Collector The Tower of Return blast you off the ledges while you approach. Attack first and
The next Tech Point Cache, a stay out of the line of fire as much as possible. Rush up the
purple one, is located on the
Secrets of the Void crates hanging to the left of the
ledges, yanking Watchers down or blowing them away as you
go until you reach the midpoint of the ship.
Cyclops. After boosting up to the
first ledge, turn left, and hover
over to it.

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There are several Watchers on ledges above you. Take them


How to Use this Guide Tech Point Cache down as you go up. Grab the Ammo Cache as you exit the ship
and resume your ascent over several more Watcher-infested
ledges.
Welcome to the Void As you climb the Cyclops, sneak
out onto the long metal bar on

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the right side of the ship. There
is a Tech Point Cache at the very
Tech Point Cache
end of it. After exiting the ships interior, climb up the crates on the left to
grab another Tech Point Cache.
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Walkthrough Before you reach the top of the
Cyclops, stop near the pile of
crates and look on top of them.
EPISODE 1 The final Journal Entry is sitting
Prologue Spare Parts atop the crates. Hop down to grab
Crash Site Village Attack it, then resume your journey to
the top of the carrier.
The Village Into the Void

EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3
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When you reach the top of the ship, the entire thing begins to
Continue climbing up the ledges until you reach a platform
give way! You scramble up the crumbling ship just in time for Ava
with a hole leading into the interior of the Cyclops. Pull
to grab your hand and rescue you...again.
yourself up and walk inside. Then quickly jump across the inside
of the ship to the ledges across from you. If you wait too long,
the ship will give way below you and youll lose your footing!
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Chapter 5: Village Attack


Watchers arrive and Ava intervenes in the ceremonial
How to Use this Guide abduction of a villager child. The people stand stunned and
silent with disbelief...the outsiders have dared to challenge
their gods But the silence is soon shattered by a tremendous
Welcome to the Void whirring sound. A Watcher Knight slowly approaches and
crushes the village leader. When the Knight grabs Ava with its
Tools of the Trade tail, you leap into action and open fire on the flying behemoth!

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Walkthrough

EPISODE 1
Prologue Spare Parts
Crash Site Village Attack
The Village Into the Void

EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape The ceremonial altar is suddenly swarmed by several Watchers.
The Survivors Breaking Camp Rush toward the altar and open fire on your rust-riddled rivals.
They will be preoccupied trying to blast the fleeing villagers,
which should buy you enough time to either pick them off
EPISODE 3 from behind nearby cover or boost-jump into the air and blast
Defending the Ark The Revolt them from above.
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Having found the necessary parts and the sonar box for Tesla,
Secrets of the Void you return to the village with Ava. However, things take an
odd turn when you return to the village, where the streets are
eerily empty. Strange shadows dart past you and disappear. As
you approach a set of stairs leading to a ceremonial platform,
the growing sound of pounding drums echoes off the canyon
walls. Sensing that something is not right, you climb the stairs
to investigate the ceremony taking place.

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Walkthrough After wiping out the first wave of Watchers, approach the The Watcher Knight has two main weapons, double rifles
bridge ahead of you. The Watcher Knight might still have Ava and a high-powered plasma cannon. As it reloads its rifles,
in its clutches. As you approach the bridge, a pair of Watcher wait for the high-pitched whirring sound to indicate that it is
EPISODE 1 discs zooms by overhead and obliterates the bridge at your feet, powering up the plasma cannon. Unload everything, then duck
Prologue Spare Parts sending you falling down to another broken bridge below. back into cover before it fires the cannon. Repeat this game of
Crash Site Village Attack hide and seek until youve destroyed the flying Knight.
The Village Into the Void

EPISODE 2

CAUTION
Prophesied One Prison Escape Dont fly out of cover or try to engage the Knight in
The Survivors Breaking Camp battle while youre boost-jumping. If you do, youll have
no cover and youll risk falling to your death!

EPISODE 3
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Upon landing on the second broken bridge, youre greeted
by a hulking Watcher Knight! As the Knight engages you
Tip If you run out of ammo, rell at the
Ammo Cache nearby.

in battle, Ava screams out to you over the radio. She and
several other villagers are being taken by the Watchers to
the monolith! The only way to rescue her and the others is to
beat the Watcher Knight and get to the monolith! Grab cover
behind one of the two pillars nearby and wait for the Knight
to stop firing. When it does, pop out and return fire with
everything youve got.
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Welcome to the Void

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Walkthrough Once youve destroyed the Watcher Knight, boost-jump Make a left after boosting across the broken bridge and
across the busted bridge toward the small campfire on the locate the next small ledge across the gap. Boost-jump across it
other side. and land near the campfire on the right. There is also an Ammo
EPISODE 1 Cache here, in case you forgot to grab the cache during the
Prologue Spare Parts Knight battle.
43
Crash Site Village Attack
42
The Village Into the Void
Journal Location
EPISODE 2 39
40 41 There is a Journal Entry to the
Prophesied One Prison Escape right of the small campfire on
The Survivors Breaking Camp 38 this ledge. Grab it before you
head up the cliffside.
36

EPISODE 3 37
35
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Tech Point Cache
The first Tech Point Cache in this
chapter is in the ruins on the
right side of the bridge after
you boost-jump across.

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Welcome to the Void After reaching the ledges where
the Watchers attack you, climb
up the first two, then boost-jump
Tools of the Trade to the right of the cliff. Hug
the left wall as you approach a
small ridge below you where a
The Cast purple Tech Point Cache is sitting.
Grab it, then turn around and
boost-jump back to the ledges
Know Thine Enemy where the Watchers are.

Walkthrough

EPISODE 1
Prologue Spare Parts
Crash Site Village Attack
The Village Into the Void

EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3 Approach the left wall and look up to find the first ledge Finish battling your way up the cliffside until you reach the
Defending the Ark The Revolt entrance to the village.
above you. Begin carefully climbing up the cliffside, leaping
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from ledge to ledge until you reach a long ledge with lots of
shrubbery and a large rock in the middle. Slide left along the

CAUTION
Secrets of the Void ledge, until you pass up the rock, then hoist yourself up onto
the ledge. Beware of falling debris after dispatching a Watcher!
If you take a hit from one of the falling body parts, it
Follow the ledge to the left, where several more ledges could potentially knock you off the ledge!
above you will lead up the cliffside. This time, the ridges above
you are populated by several Watchers. Begin your careful
ascent as you battle past the Watchers.

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The entrance to the village is quiet at first. But as soon as you


How to Use this Guide Tech Point Cache set foot past the entryway, the area ahead of you explodes
with Watcher activity, so be careful and go slowly. Creep into
the village and approach one of the small, fallen stone pillars
Welcome to the Void Before entering the village,
ahead of you. Take cover and immediately open fire on the
explore the small ledge below
and to the left of the Weapons Watcher that rushes out of the hut above and to your right.
Tools of the Trade Locker. It has a Tech Point Cache! Since it has the height advantage, itll be able to slip some
blaster fire over your cover and nail you. Take it out first to
make sure you dont die right away.
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Just Passing Through After taking down the Watcher above you, locate another
ahead of you, behind cover of its own. Use short, controlled
Know Thine Enemy bursts of fire and grenades to clear a path through the village
to the other side. You might have to shift from cover to cover
Walkthrough as you go, or run and gun to make sure you nail every last
Watcher creep. Since the village is littered with pillarsboth
fallen and still standingand several huts, there are plenty of
EPISODE 1 places for the Watchers to play hide and seek.
Prologue Spare Parts
Crash Site Village Attack
The Village Into the Void

EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3
Defending the Ark The Revolt
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Secrets of the Void Keep an eye on your radar as you sweep the area.
Boost-jump into the air and use the huts on the sides of the
village to get a better vantage point of the whole area and
clean the village of all Watchers before leaving.

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Welcome to the Void There is a Tech Point Cache atop
the hut on the far right side of
the village after you enter.
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Journal Location
The next Journal Entry is inside
Walkthrough the hut in the far left side of the Upon reaching the far end of the village, make a right and
village, just before you turn right enter the long corridor leading out. Slip behind cover and
and leave the village. open fire on the enemies ahead of you, but keep a close eye on
EPISODE 1 the ground. If you destroy a Watcher by headshot, you might
Prologue Spare Parts
let loose a Slug that can quickly creep up to you and attack
Crash Site Village Attack
from below!
The Village Into the Void
When you reach the end of the corridor, youll find a small
drop into a series of catacombs. Stop before you hop down
EPISODE 2 and take aim at the Watchers below you. They will hide behind
Prophesied One Prison Escape several large rocks, but you can easily pick them off from
The Survivors Breaking Camp above. Boost-jump into the air to get a better position on your
enemies below, then blow them away.

EPISODE 3
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Before jumping down to the
Secrets of the Void area below, boost-jump onto
the balcony on the left and grab
the Tech Point Cache.

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Welcome to the Void Before entering the far end of
the area below and dropping into
the next section, jump onto the
Tools of the Trade hut directly above the Weapons
Locker and look left. The next
Journal Entry is in a small room
The Cast attached to the hut.

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Walkthrough

EPISODE 1
Prologue Spare Parts
Crash Site Village Attack
The Village Into the Void

EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp
Approach the small room with the Weapons Locker, across
the courtyard you dropped into, and make a left. There is a
EPISODE 3 small wooden platform above an empty room. Creep out onto
Defending the Ark The Revolt the platform, then drop into the catacombs. Climb up the fallen pillar to reach the top level of the
catacombs, then make a left. Several enemies will be waiting
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to ambush you, so take it slowly and wait for them to reveal

Secrets of the Void


Tech Point Cache themselves before you get too far into the catacombs.
Slowly move deeper into the catacombs, killing Watchers as
As you drop from the platform, youll grab a Tech Point Cache you go until you begin to encounter red Watchers. Blow them
thats on a nearby ledge. There is also another Tech Point Cache in away immediately! If you dont, theyll run up to you and try
a corner, behind the fallen pillar you use to get out of this room. to take you out by self-destructing. If youre deep into the
catacombs when this happens, youll be slowed down by the
debris and pillars, so youll most likely get swallowed up by the
large destructive blue bubbles they release. Stay quick on your
feet if they manage to reach you.

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Theres a Weapons Locker in a room on
Welcome to the Void After making the first left into the
catacombs, search a small room
with a demolished wall on your
Tip the left of the village entrance. Duck into
the room to upgrade or swap out your
Tools of the Trade right. The next Journal Entry is weapons if you choose.
inside that room.

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Walkthrough

EPISODE 1
Prologue Spare Parts
Crash Site Village Attack
The Village Into the Void

EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3
Defending the Ark The Revolt
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Secrets of the Void

Follow the winding catacombs to their end and rush up the


crumbled walkway as it leads up to the village square. Turn Make a left at the center of the square and face the pyramid
right and use the tall pillars and other debris for cover as you entrance in the distance. Several more Watchers will emerge
blast away at the next batch of Watchers. Pick off the Watchers from the surrounding huts and hiding spots, so give them a
as they move from cover to cover, and slowly move forward reason to pop their heads out, then pop their heads. If they
into theProtected
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maintain their distance, walk up toward the pyramid entrance


How to Use this Guide and get a better vantage point on the cowering creeps.
Keep your head on a swivel, however. As you approach
Welcome to the Void the entrance, several Watchers sporting rocket packs will
zoom by on the right side and try to rain death on you from
above. When they do, duck into cover on the left side of the
Tools of the Trade passageway and take aim at the bothersome, buzzing bots.

The Cast Tech Point Cache


Know Thine Enemy There are two Tech Point Caches in this area. When youre facing
the pyramid, there is one on the balcony of the building on the
left and one on the third floor of the building on the right.
Walkthrough After collecting all the Tech Point Caches, grabbing the
Journal Entry, and eliminating all the enemies in the square,
approach the monolith entrance at the far end of the square.
EPISODE 1
Prologue
Crash Site
The Village
Spare Parts
Village Attack
Into the Void
Tip Theres an Ammo Cache on the top of the
buildings on the left.
Inside the Darkness

EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape Journal Location
The Survivors Breaking Camp
The next Journal Entry is located
inside the top right hut before
EPISODE 3 you approach the monolith.
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As you enter the monolith, the door closes behind you,
enveloping you in darkness. If not for the torches lighting the
way ahead and the dimly lit exit at the opposite end, youd be
in complete night.

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47 49

Walkthrough Walk across the bridge and enter the large square room at
the end. Make a left inside the room and go through a narrow
passageway.
EPISODE 1
Prologue Spare Parts
Crash Site Village Attack
44
Tech Point Cache
The Village Into the Void
Boost-jump up to the second ledge above you after entering the
passageway and draw the Tech Point Cache to you.
EPISODE 2 Journal Location
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp Boost-jump across the two
pillars on the left and find the
next Journal Entry atop the far
EPISODE 3 left pillar.
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From the entrance, turn right and
hop onto the bridges short right
wall. Boost-jump onto the one of
the lampposts, then hover across
the next two large pillars on the
right until you reach the next
Tech Point Cache.

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Welcome to the Void Tip There is an Ammo Cache on the right side
of this corridor behind the row of pillars.

Tools of the Trade

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Walkthrough Follow the corridor to a larger room where several slithering


creatures suddenly attack! These creatures are Sarpas, a
different form of the Watchers. As they scurry toward you,
EPISODE 1 aim low and splatter them all over the floor. If they get too
Prologue Spare Parts close, execute a melee attack to punt them away. Slaughter the
Crash Site Village Attack serpent-like Sarpas and rush past their room. Ignore the empty
The Village Into the Void Watcher Knight vehicles along the wall and make a right down
the next corridor.

EPISODE 2 This time, the Sarpas emerge from the cubbyholes high along
Prophesied One Prison Escape the wall and attack furiously. Back up as they slither toward
you and get a better view of the enemy as it approaches. Pick
The Survivors Breaking Camp
your shots wisely, and pick the Sarpas off cleanly before they
get too close.
EPISODE 3
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The next Tech Point Cache is
Secrets of the Void located inside a cubbyhole on the
high along the wall on the left in
this corridor. Boost-jump up to it
After passing through the second corridor, youll find
to pull it to you.
another large room with several more Sarpas. Cook a grenade
as you approach them and let it loose as they rush you. Time it
right so that the grenade explodes as soon as it reaches them.
If you miss any Sarpas with the grenade, kick the ever-loving
life out of them as they reach you. Send them flying back with
the tip of your boot.
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Welcome to the Void

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Walkthrough Make a right in the room and follow the next two ramps out Follow the final ramp out of the interior of the monolith and
grab the Ammo Cache as you go.
of the room, up to the next section of the monolith.
As soon as you exit, a Watcher Knight will slowly rise up
EPISODE 1
Prologue Spare Parts Journal Location in the distance, climbing the length of the monolith. Before
you can catch up to it and slow it down, however, several
Crash Site Village Attack other Watchers slow you down. Mow them down as you exit
The Village Into the Void The final Journal Entry is
the interior of the monolith, then turn around and face the
located in the room after the
second ramp out of the final monolith to find a series of ledges leading all the way up.
EPISODE 2 Sarpa room.
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3
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You know what you must do. Begin slowly climbing up the
ledges toward the top of the monolith and take down any
Watchers in your way.

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Welcome to the Void As you climb the ledges, grab the
red Tech Point Cache on the far
left side of the monolith.
Tools of the Trade

The Cast

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Walkthrough

EPISODE 1
Prologue Spare Parts
Crash Site Village Attack
The Village Into the Void

EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3 Upon reaching the top of the monolith, youre greeted by


Defending the Ark The Revolt
several Watcher Pawns on the left and right hallways and
The Collector The Tower of Return
a huge Watcher Knight hovering in the wide open center
courtyard. Duck into one of the two hallways and immediately
Secrets of the Void destroy the Watchers nearby. If you let them live, theyll pinch
you on both sides, with the Knight pummeling you from the
If you reach a large blocky platform and cant proceed up to courtyard and the Pawns firing on you from your own hallway.
the next platform, leap left or right to a thinner ledge where you
Luckily, youre not alone! Tavi has joined the fight and
can proceed. But be careful, the Watchers also jump between
occasionally fires at the Watcher Pawns and the Knight. After
ledges, making it difficult to tell where they will be next.
clearing your hallway, take aim at the Knight and get to work!
Luckily, if you reach a ledge with a Watcher beneath it, or if Slowly whittle down its health and pop it with short bursts of
a Watcher tries to sneak up on you from behind, you can also fire from your rifle.
execute a melee attack from above to smash the enemys head
into the ledge and send it falling down the high rise.
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Welcome to the Void
Tip
There are two final Tech high atop the left structure (just above
Point Caches in this area. The and to the left of the Tech Point Cache),
first one is on the near right grab them to use against the ground-
Tools of the Trade corner of the area just as you
reach the top of the monolith.
bound Watchers.
Boost-jump up to the ledge on
The Cast the right from the second floor
and youll find the purple orb
glowing nearby. The other is on
Know Thine Enemy the left side of the area on the
top level inside a small niche
on the left.
Walkthrough

EPISODE 1
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The Village Into the Void

EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape
After you take down both Knights, Ava is finally free!
The Survivors Breaking Camp Unfortunately, the rest of the captives are not. The Watchers
slowly fly away in their carrier and Ava gives chase!
EPISODE 3
Defending the Ark The Revolt
The Collector The Tower of Return

If you begin to run low on ammo, rush to the far ends of the
Secrets of the Void second level structures to find Ammo Caches. Stay covered and
only pop out to blast the Watcher Knight until it goes down.
After you take down the first one, a second Watcher Knight
appears. Use the same tactics on this beast as you did on the
first and take it down.

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Chapter 6: Into the Void
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EPISODE 1
Prologue Spare Parts Rather than let Ava fly off alone after the Watchers, you Your search for Ava begins in a large canyon with a strange
Crash Site Village Attack decide that you must do what you can to help her. If that force field dome at the bottom of it. The field covers the portal
The Village Into the Void requires you to fly after her, so be it. But first, Tavi fills you in entry for the Watchers...
on how the Watchers move back and forth between this realm
and their own.
EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape Journal Location
The Survivors Breaking Camp
Before exiting the cave, look
down and to the right. Youll find
EPISODE 3 a Journal Entry on the ground.
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Walkthrough Exit the cave and follow Tavis instructions to leap into the
air and fly around. Though the area looks massive, its actually
not as big as it seems. Immediately to your right are several
Tech Point Cache
EPISODE 1 communication towers that the Watchers can use to monitor
Prologue Spare Parts There are several Tech Point
your signal. Take them out first! Caches in this area. Grab them
Crash Site Village Attack
before blowing up the three
The Village Into the Void communication towers and
proceeding with your mission.
If you wait to get them until
EPISODE 2 after, youll risk not getting
Prophesied One Prison Escape them once the mission moves
The Survivors Breaking Camp forward. Since they can all be
picked up before you proceed,
well list them here in no
EPISODE 3 particular order:
Defending the Ark The Revolt
One is on the beach, just past
The Collector The Tower of Return the antenna on the left.
Another is atop one of the spires of the central base at the center
Secrets of the Void of the canyon.
Zoom over toward the three towers, line them up in your A third one is inside the mouth of the huge snake statue at the far
sights, and open fire with the machine guns attached to your end of the canyon.
rocket pack. There is one communication tower on the beach Another one is inside a small cave near the central base. Follow the
to the right, and two more on the cliffs surrounding the beach. glowing cable that runs toward the first generator.
Dont worry about taking return fire from the towers, simply
There is one under a large stone arch. From the central base, follow
approach them and blow them up. the cable leading to the second generator. The cave is on the left.
There is also a Tech Point Cache on the far right side of the area
past the two turrets near the beach.
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Fly to the large floating generator to the left of the central
Walkthrough base and hover over the landing platform. As you slowly
begin to descend, cook a grenade, then hurl it at the Watchers
EPISODE 1 behind the crates below you.
Prologue Spare Parts
Crash Site Village Attack
The Village Into the Void

EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3 While youre flying around the canyon raising hell for the
Defending the Ark The Revolt Watchers, you intercept an incoming signal from an unknown
The Collector The Tower of Return source. Its definitely not a Watcher signal, it sounds friendly.
Before you can find out where it came from, however, an AA
Secrets of the Void gun becomes active on a nearby cliff. Turn toward the gun
As you land, take aim at the remaining enemies and let them
and take it out. This time, though, youll face resistance, so use
have it! Theyll continue to rush toward you, so dont move
evasive maneuvers to minimize damage as you approach and
forward unless they fall back. If you move forward too quickly,
open fire on the AA gun.
youll risk getting surrounded in the interior of the base.
With AA gun destroyed, you finally make contact with the Instead, pick off the enemies on the landing pad, then slowly
people sending the signal. Theyre friendlies and have captured creep forward until youve entered the generators main room.
a Watcher transporter. Unfortunately, theyre stuck under
the large glowing force field. To set them free, youll have to
destroy the two large generators floating nearby.

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Theres a purple Tech Point Cache in the halls on the lower level.
Welcome to the Void Follow the halls to the area under the ramp you used to go down
to the lower level. Youll find the Tech Point Cache in a small room
Tools of the Trade behind a second Ammo Cache.

The Cast Journal Location


Know Thine Enemy Theres also a Journal Entry near the Tech Point Cache mentioned
above. Its on the ground directly in front of the cache.

Walkthrough Once inside, stop at the very front of the room and take
cover. Carefully sweep the room with a spray of rifle fire and
draw out the remaining Watchers from their hiding spots. Blow
EPISODE 1 them apart as they rush out, and clear the room quickly.
Prologue Spare Parts
Crash Site Village Attack
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Tip
Theres an Ammo Cache at the far end of
the room, on the top level. Grab it before
EPISODE 2 you leave.
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3
Defending the Ark The Revolt After collecting all the items in the generator room,
The Collector The Tower of Return approach the console at the rear of the room and smash it with
the butt of your weapon. This disables the protective security
shield at the bottom of the generator.
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When you reach the long platform that forms a ring around the
EPISODE 1 inside of the generator, climb onto it and grab the Tech Point Cache.
Prologue Spare Parts
Crash Site Village Attack
The Village Into the Void

EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3 Rush out of the generator, mowing down any Watchers in


Defending the Ark The Revolt your way, then leap into the air and activate your rocket pack.
The Collector The Tower of Return Fly down to the bottom of the generator and land on the
X-shaped platform. The generator is now vulnerable to attack!
Secrets of the Void Look up from your X-shaped platform and locate the series of
ledges leading up into the interior of the generator. Finish climbing all the way to the highest ledge until you
Begin carefully climbing up the ledges, but be wary, there find the generators control station. Destroy it with the butt
are many Watchers lining the inside of the generator. Stay of your weapon just as you did the first control station and
underneath the ledges as you climb and blast down all the generator quickly becomes unstable. Leap into the air and
Watchers above you. quickly fly up and out of the generators interior. If you wait
too long, youll be destroyed along with the generator. After
making it out of the first generator, turn toward the central
base and prepare for battle!

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Walkthrough When you destroy the first generator, several Watcher discs
come to investigate. They dont hesitate to open fire, so
neither should you. Immediately target the enemies and blast
EPISODE 1 them down!
Prologue Spare Parts
Crash Site Village Attack
The Village Into the Void
If blowing the alien discs out of the sky
is taking too long, try hijacking them!
EPISODE 2 When one of them ies nearby, follow the
Prophesied One
The Survivors
Prison Escape
Breaking Camp Tip onscreen prompt to grab hold and hijack
the disc! To learn how to do this, check out
the Advanced Battle Tactics chapter. After
EPISODE 3 hijacking a Watcher disc, you can y the
Destroy all three Watcher discs, then make a beeline to the
Defending the Ark The Revolt vessel and blow away the other discs!
second generator. Approach the landing pad just as you did
The Collector The Tower of Return
before and carefully come down on the Watchers as they cower
behind the crates below. Blast the Watchers on the platform
Secrets of the Void and take them out from above.
If any remain when you land, rush them and finish them off
with melee attacks.

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Welcome to the Void There is also a Tech Point Cache at the base of the ramp, just
behind a crate.

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Walkthrough This generator is very similar to the first. Approach the


entryway the same as before, taking cover behind the crates
and slowly advancing as you destroy the Watchers ahead.
EPISODE 1 When you reach the ramp leading to the lower level, toss a
Prologue Spare Parts
grenade ahead of you to clear out the area before proceeding.
Crash Site Village Attack
The Village Into the Void

EPISODE 2
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The Survivors Breaking Camp 57

EPISODE 3
Defending the Ark The Revolt
The Collector The Tower of Return

Secrets of the Void


Instead of being in plain view, this time the control console is
Journal Location located deep in the halls surrounding the bottom level. Follow
the hallway as it winds around toward the rear of the station
The next Journal Entry is at the and stop at the corner, just before running head first into a
base of the ramp in the lower Watcher. Take out the Watcher from the cover of your corner,
section of the generator room. then smash the console.
This time, the it deactivates a shield at the top of the
generator station.
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Walkthrough Exit the station the way you came. As you leave, several
slithering Sarpas will drop in on you from above! Either give
them the boot, literally, or blast past them with your weapon.
EPISODE 1 Once youve exited the station, fly up over the station and drop
Prologue Spare Parts through the opening above.
Crash Site Village Attack
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EPISODE 2
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Tech Point Cache
There are two Tech Point Caches in this generator station. The first
Secrets of the Void is on a platform on the right as you go down; the other is next to a
Unlike the other station, this time you must carefully go central spar, between two supports.
down the ledges rather than up. You can either slowly hover
downward, using your rocket pack to keep you above the
enemies below, or climb down from ledge to ledge as you
obliterate your rivals. Whatever you do, however, dont get
ahead of the enemy or youll find yourself surrounded quickly.

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Fight your way down to the next control console and smash
How to Use this Guide Journal Location it. Instead of flying out of the top, however, drop through
the bottom of the station and fly out and away before the
generator blows up! When the second generator blows, the
Welcome to the Void Before destroying this station,
shield covering the central base disappears, allowing the
be sure to grab the Journal Entry
and the Ammo Cache on the long Survivors trapped inside to flee in a stolen carrier.
Tools of the Trade platform ringing the inside of the
station. If youre standing on the

CAUTION
platform with the first Tech Point
The Cast Cache, look directly down. On the Dont drop too far down before you destroy the console! If
left youll see the Journal Entry. you touch the shield at the bottom, youll be instantly fried!
The Ammo Cache is on the right.
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Walkthrough

EPISODE 1
Prologue Spare Parts
Crash Site Village Attack
The Village Into the Void

EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3
Defending the Ark The Revolt
Theyre not all so lucky, however. A pair of Survivors stays
The Collector The Tower of Return
behind to fend off a massive Archon vehicle before it can
destroy the fleeing carrier. The Archon makes very short
Secrets of the Void work of the two brave Survivors and it slowly gives chase after
the carrier! As the carrier speeds away, the Archon hits it with
one blast that slows it down! If you dont help, the escapees
are toast!

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Welcome to the Void Theres another Journal Entry near
the base where the two Survivors
were killed by the Archon. Drop
Tools of the Trade down and grab it before taking
the fight to the huge clanking
Watcher vehicle.
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Either grab the Ammo Cache near the
Walkthrough
Tip two dead bodies now or leave it there
until you need it. Denitely make use of
it, however.
Instead, hover slightly behind the Archon and hide in its
machine guns blind spot, where it cant hit you. After blowing
up all four joints, sprint to the front of the Archon and attack its
EPISODE 1 fifth weak point, the front-mounted laser cannon. Hop onto the
Prologue Spare Parts Archon (using the onscreen prompts) and tear away one of the
Crash Site Village Attack vehicles front three spikes. Dodge its cannon blasts, then hurl
The Village Into the Void
the spike into the cannon to finish off the lumbering vehicle.

EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3
Defending the Ark The Revolt
The Collector The Tower of Return

Secrets of the Void


The Archon is huge and very dangerous, but it has its fair
share of weaknesses. In fact, it has five very vulnerable spots.
Four of them are the joints attaching its legs to its body. Hover With the Archon destroyed, the carrier safely gets away.
above and behind the Archon as it slowly stomps away and Unfortunately, Ava is not aboard the carrier. Your only choice is
blast all four joints with your weapon. You also can blast the to fly down the tunnel at the middle of the central base and go
joints with your rocket packs machine guns, but this will be directly into the Watchers home turf.
slightly more difficult because youll need to do strafing runs
across the top of the Archon and will be exposed to fire from
its two Protected
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Walkthrough As you speed through the tunnel, either blow up the mines
ahead of you or boost past them before they can detonate
near you. At the tunnels end is a large hangar with several
EPISODE 1 66 enemies camped out waiting for intruders.
Prologue Spare Parts
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The Village Into the Void 68
Journal Location
69
EPISODE 2 High above the hangar are several
rafters. Boost up to the rafters to
Prophesied One Prison Escape
find the final Journal Entry.
The Survivors Breaking Camp

Tech Point Cache


EPISODE 3
Defending the Ark The Revolt There are eight Tech Point Caches in the tunnel.
The Collector The Tower of Return Keep an eye out for them as you go. The rafters also contain the
final Tech Point Cache!

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Walkthrough As you stand there with your mouth agape at the sight of
the Watchers home, several Watcher Knights slowly descend
upon you from behind! Before you can react, the Knights
EPISODE 1 open fire and blow you off the ridge onto the area below...
Prologue Spare Parts
Crash Site Village Attack
The Village Into the Void

EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3
Defending the Ark The Revolt Stay atop the rafters and look down on the enemies below.
From your high vantage point, youll be able to shoot at the
The Collector The Tower of Return
Watchers in the hangar, but theyll have a very difficult time
hitting you. Concentrate your fire on the Watcher Knights
Secrets of the Void first, then pick off the lesser Watchers scrambling around the
ground.
It may be slightly harder to pick them off from above than it
would be to hit them from the hangar floor, but this method
is much safer. Eliminate every Watcher below, including both
Watcher Knights, then rush down to pass through the hangar
doors as they open.

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EPISODE 1
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The Village Into the Void


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EPISODE 2
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The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3 73
72 As you lay on the ground, passed out, a group of Watcher
Defending the Ark The Revolt
leaders congregates elsewhere in this strange land. They
The Collector The Tower of Return wonder if the one the Prophecy calls the key has arrived in
their domain. In the darkness, someone answers, Yes. I believe
Secrets of the Void he is in the Void. As the Watcher leaders order this strange
man to find the key, a different stranger wanders up to you
and wakes you up.
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The man is Atem, a humble Survivor living in the Watchers
70 realm, the Void. He explains to you that youve arrived in this
place and are in great danger. The Void was once the path
between two worlds, the Watchers world and Earth. Theres
no time to explain exactly what this place is, however, and he
rushes off to his camp. You must follow and provide cover for
your new guide.
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Just before you enter the canyon behind
Atem, stop at the fallen Watcher on the
Welcome to the Void
Tip ground and pick up the Reclaimer. Its
greater accuracy make it the perfect
Tools of the Trade weapon to take down the pesky ying
Watchers ahead.

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To the right of the Reclaimer,
Walkthrough near some small dry shrubs is
a Journal Entry. Grab it, then
Follow Atem as he slowly walks into the canyons ahead. He quickly catch up to Atem before
EPISODE 1 doesnt have a rocket pack like you, so hell have to stay on the
ground while you cover him from above.
he gets himself killed!
Prologue Spare Parts

NOTE
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Your task in this mission is to follow Atem


EPISODE 2 and keep him safe! Keep a close eye on his health
Prophesied One Prison Escape bar on the left side of the screen. If Atem goes
down, the mission is over.
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3
Defending the Ark The Revolt
The Collector The Tower of Return

Secrets of the Void


As Atem enters the ruins, he comes under heavy fire from
Watchers all over the area. You can either follow him into the
ruins or boost up to the ledge on the far left. Once on the
ledge, turn right and take aim across the ruins toward the
Watchers hovering overhead. Begin clipping the Watchers
wings from your perch as Atem slowly makes his way through
the ruins.

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If you drop to the area below the pillar
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Tip with the Tech Point Cache, you can get
a perfect vantage point of the pit below
you. From here you can pick off the rust
Tools of the Trade buckets below!

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Walkthrough If you follow Atem into the ruins, use the many fallen
columns as cover or boost onto the broken roof to stay above
the enemies in the ruins. No matter what route you choose,
EPISODE 1 make sure to keep an eye on Atems health and stay near him if
Prologue Spare Parts you need to make sure he stays alive.
Crash Site Village Attack
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Tech Point Cache
EPISODE 2 There are two Tech Point Caches
Prophesied One Prison Escape near this first ruined area.
The first is atop a pillar as you
The Survivors Breaking Camp
approach the ruins (just before
the pit area). The second is in a
EPISODE 3 jumble of rubble inside the pit.
Defending the Ark The Revolt
The Collector The Tower of Return

Secrets of the Void

As Atem emerges from the pit, hell head directly into a long
narrow canyon with a turret gun at the far end. Follow closely
behind him, then quickly take cover. Either take cover near one
of the pillars or fly into the air and use the Reclaimer to snipe
from atop the canyon on the left. There are several Watchers
with rocket packs buzzing high above the canyon, so bring
them down quickly before turning your weapon on the turrets
at the
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After taking down the sky-bound Watchers, take aim across


How to Use this Guide NOTE the long canyon and take out the Watchers manning the
turret. Dispatch the pesky turret operator, then rush behind
Atems health slowly regenerates over time, Atem to the next ruins ahead of you.
Welcome to the Void but dont rely on it. Because you dont control
Atem, he can rush into battle with low health
before letting it replenish.
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Once youre in the canyon, look
up and to your left. High atop the
Walkthrough pillar on the left are two things,
a Watcher with a Reclaimer rifle
and a Tech Point Cache. Take out
EPISODE 1 the Watcher first, then boost up
Prologue Spare Parts and grab the Tech Point Cache.
Crash Site Village Attack
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Journal Location
EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape The next Journal Entry is up
on the ridge to the left of the
The Survivors Breaking Camp
long canyon.

EPISODE 3
Defending the Ark The Revolt
The Collector The Tower of Return

Secrets of the Void Turn right as you pass by the turret and light up the
Watchers in your way. Several Watchers will be waiting for you
behind cover as you approach, so tread slowly and wait for
them to pop out of cover before opening up on them. Follow
Atem into the next ruins and carefully pick off the enemies
entrenched in the area below. Approach these ruins just as you
did before; either hover above the area and take them out
from above, or go into the lower ruins and get your hands dirty
with Atem.
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Welcome to the Void There are three Tech Point Caches in the area with the second ruins.
As you approach the ramp leading down into the second pit, youll
see a pyramid leaning to the side. At the entrance to the upper
Tools of the Trade room of that pyramid is a Tech Point Cache. The next one can be
found as you enter the pit, turn to your left and walk past some
pillars. The last one is high atop a pillar in the lower pit area.
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Walkthrough From your elevated position, turn your weapon on the rest
of the Watchers buzzing by overhead and pick them off before
turning to the enemies directly in front of Atem on the ground.
EPISODE 1 Clear the way for your guide, allowing him to safely approach
Prologue Spare Parts the entrance to the next canyon.
Crash Site Village Attack
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Tech Point Cache
EPISODE 2 As you emerge from the second pit, grab the Tech Point Cache on
Prophesied One Prison Escape the third ledge of the pyramid with the sniper Watchers. To grab
As you exit the second ruins, immediately leap into the air the next one, go to the top of the same pyramid.
The Survivors Breaking Camp and boost up the side of the pyramid on your right. There are
several sniping Watchers perched above you, so fly up to their
EPISODE 3 location and meet them head-on. With the snipers out of the
Journal Location
Defending the Ark The Revolt way, Atem is free to approach the next canyon.
The Collector The Tower of Return The next Journal Entry is up the first ramp, near a torch as you exit
the second ruins.
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At the end of the second long canyon, face the two turrets, and look
Welcome to the Void up and to your left. The Tech Point Cache is up on a ledge on the
pyramid. The next cache is found after you separate from Atem. On
Tools of the Trade the flight path toward the Survivor camp, youll see some ruins. Find
the cache at the top of the pyramid in those ruins.

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Know Thine Enemy The next Journal Entry is on the stairs to the right of the area before
you and Atem split up.

Walkthrough

EPISODE 1 A Helping Hand


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EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3 When Atem reaches the entrance to the canyon, you can
Defending the Ark The Revolt either join him on the ground or keep your elevated position. If
you go down, keep your Reclaimer handy and carefully pick off
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the Watchers in your way. If you stay on the pyramid and keep
your elevated position, circle around the far right side of the When you reach the end of the canyon, Atem receives a
Secrets of the Void top of the pyramid and sneak up behind all the Watchers in the distress call from the Survivors at a nearby camp. With no way
canyon. to reach them, he sends you in his place. Leap into the air and
engage your rocket pack. Follow the canyons, keeping the
If you take this route, you can take out all the Watchers
canyon wall to your right, and reach the Survivor camp quickly!
including the two Watcher turrets at the far end of the
canyon with ease, but you risk allowing Atem to take too
much damage.

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Walkthrough Upon reaching the camp, you find that it is under attack
from Watcher troops! Hover down to the ground slowly and
offer the ground forces some support fire from above. Take out
EPISODE 1 the Watchers near the edge of the canyon as you land, then
Prologue Spare Parts immediately take cover.
Crash Site Village Attack
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EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3
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On the ground, the Watchers begin to swarm toward the
Survivor camp. Hold them off as the Survivors maintain their
defensive positions. Sweep the area, moving from cover to
cover as you wipe the area clean of all Watcher presence.

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Walkthrough While you hold off the enemies, the AA guns slowly
take down the carrier. Unfortunately, the Watchers send in
reinforcements! A second carrier arrives with more Watchers.
EPISODE 1 This time, several rocket pack-wearing Watchers rush out. Pick
Prologue Spare Parts them off as they fly out and allow the AA gun to do its thing.
Crash Site Village Attack
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EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3 Having survived the first wave of Watchers, the Survivors are
Defending the Ark The Revolt able to dig themselves deep into a defensive perimeter. Just
The Collector The Tower of Return then, a Watcher carrier swoops in and drops off more chrome
domes! Hold off the fresh batch of enemy troops while the
camps AA guns let loose on the enemy carrier.
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Stay near the camp as the carrier drops off the troops, and Take out all the sky-bound enemies, then turn to the enemies
pop them from afar. Dont run off after them; let the Watchers on the ground. Dispatch all the fresh Watcher forces, and the
come to you. AA gun finally brings down the second carrier.

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Welcome to the Void Grab the Journal Entry near the area where the Watchers are
dropped from the carrier, then pick up a second Journal Entry on
the cliff to the left of the temple.
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Join Atem at the top of the stairs
Know Thine Enemy behind you and enter the temple.
Look to the left of the temple and
Follow Atem deeper into the temple where you come across a
find a Tech Point Cache in a small
Walkthrough niche behind some rubble.
large room with several reliefs that explain the Watchers origin.
The reliefs on the wall explain how the Watchers came from the
sky long ago and ruled man as gods. Eventually, however, man
EPISODE 1 Journal Location turned on them and locked them away in the Void.
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Theres also a Journal Entry
The Village Into the Void inside the temple. Pass the niche
on the left and find the Journal
EPISODE 2 Entry behind a pillar.
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3
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Chapter 2: The Survivors Tech Point Cache
There are several Tech Point Caches near the Ark. The first one
Welcome to the Void is on the tall, broken bridge nearest the Ark. Next, grab the one
sitting near the Ark. Face the Ark head-on and look to a scaffold
Tools of the Trade just to the right of the Ark; the cache is on the scaffolding. Theres
one high atop the Ark between its main guns, and another one
beneath the Ark between its exhaust nozzles. Look behind the
The Cast Ark for another one. Finally, as you face the cliff, just above and to
the right of the entrance to the barracks, is the last cache to nab
before proceeding with your mission.
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There are also several Journal Entries nearby. The first one is on the
EPISODE 1 middle of bridge under the Ark. The second is near a tent in the
Prologue Spare Parts camp, up a ramp and under the AA gun. Theres one in the lowest
tent, hanging from ruins near an AA gun. The final one is on the top
Crash Site Village Attack
of the Ark, near a communication box.
The Village Into the Void

EPISODE 2 Vive la Rsistance!


Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3
Defending the Ark The Revolt After fending off the enemy carriers, you and Atem are able
to leave the camp and head back to the Survivors main
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headquarters. As you arrive, you find a huge rocket ship, the
Ark, that acts as both a home and a base for the growing
Secrets of the Void number of humans in the Void. Every year, more and more
humans are stranded here with only the Resistance to provide
them protection and hope. This is where the Resistance lives.
Upon arriving, Atem leaves to attend to some business,
leaving you behind to explore the base and get acquainted
Once youve collected everything in the camp area, drop back
with the area. Jump into the air, engage your rocket pack, and
below the carrier that you rode into base camp and talk to the
begin to fly around the area surrounding the Ark. There are
Survivor near the short bridge. Hell send you into the barracks
several items to collect before you proceed with your mission,
to report for duty.
so grab them first.
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EPISODE 2
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Theres a Weapons Locker in the middle

EPISODE 3
Defending the Ark The Revolt
Tip of camp. After collecting all the Tech Point
Caches, you just might have enough to
upgrade your weapons.
When you report to the barracks, you find that, unlike many
of the other Survivors, you have your own room! The young
The Collector The Tower of Return lady who shows you to your room isnt very happy about your
special treatment as the new guy, but she leaves you to rest
Secrets of the Void in your new room.

Journal Location As you lie on your cot, you recall your split with Ava three
years earlier. She urged you then to get involved, to try and
make a difference as the rest of the world prepared to go to
Theres another Journal Entry on
war. She stopped at the door before she left and asked you a
the table inside the barracks.
Grab it before you go up the strange question: Have you ever heard of the Adepts? When
stairs to report for duty. you replied Who? she walked out the door and disappeared.

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When Atem contacts you over the radio, youre torn from
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in your dank little room and on the verge of finally making a


EPISODE 1 difference. Atem reports that a warning beacon is going off
Prologue Spare Parts just outside the camp. Go down the stairs and check it out!
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The Village Into the Void Tech Point Cache
While in the air, be sure to grab all the Tech Point Caches. The
EPISODE 2 first one is along the flight route to the warning beacon. While en
Prophesied One Prison Escape route, youll find a series of three linked mesas, with the center
The Survivors Breaking Camp mesa being a bit lower than the other two. Hover above the edge
of the outermost mesa and look in the distance for a small pillar of
rock leaning at a 45-degree angle. The Tech Point Cache is inside
EPISODE 3 a doughnut hole near its top. The next one is on a ledge near
Defending the Ark The Revolt the doughnut hole cache in the same canyon. Grab the next
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one among a bunch of ruins, very low down and close to the Void.
The ruins include radio towers and broken stone bridge segments.
The Tech Point Cache is beneath the arch of a broken bridge.
Secrets of the Void Grab the next one in the same area as the previous cache, atop a
Follow the checkpoint markers around the cliff to the radio tower. In the same area, on the ground near some wooden
warning beacon. platforms, is the next cache. Finally, grab the one near the highest
broken bridge structure in this area.

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The Watcher discs can be slippery, so
dont forget to use your Lock-on ability to
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Tip
nd nearby enemies. Once youve locked
on to them, use evasive maneuvers to
Tools of the Trade dodge their re. Or turn the tables on them
and ip 180 degrees in midair, meeting
them head on when they least expect it.
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Journal Location
Walkthrough As you battle the Watcher discs, locate a bridge near the main
combat area. The Journal Entry is near the bridge.

EPISODE 1
Prologue Spare Parts
Crash Site Village Attack
The Village Into the Void

EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3 When you arrive at the final checkpoint, youll find that the
Defending the Ark The Revolt Survivors near the warning beacon are engaged in battle with
The Collector The Tower of Return several hubcaps! Skyjack one of the hubcaps and use it to take
out the other discs in the air. Once youve taken out the first
With all the Watcher discs destroyed, you are able to
Secrets of the Void wave of Watcher fighters, a second wave swoops in. These
discs, however, are shielded!
return to the barracks and speak with Atem. He gives you a
helmet that was salvaged from a previous encounter with the
If youve still got a strong disc, then stay inside and use it to Watchers. The helmet improves your heads-up display and
take out the shielded discs. Use missiles to bring down their should help in the coming days.
shields, then gun them down. If you arent in a disc by the
time the shielded discs arrive, target one of the shielded craft,
disable its shields, then skyjack it. Turn on the shielded discs
and take them out!

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Prologue Spare Parts
Crash Site Village Attack
The Village Into the Void

EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3 Drop from your transport and immediately begin shooting at


Defending the Ark The Revolt the Watchers in the ruins ahead. As you drop, take out as many
The Collector The Tower of Return Watchers from above as you can. Theyll try to stick behind cover, so
youll have the height advantage as you drop from the transport.
Secrets of the Void Once youre on the ground, use grenades and well-placed
shots to finish off the rest of the Watcher forces near your
landing area. With the first wave down, several more Watchers
No sooner do you accept Atems gift than the alarm goes off. will rush you from the far right side of your landing area.
Several more Survivors have been spotted in an area nearby.
A scouting party intercepted a Watcher transport carrying
Survivors and forced the transport to land. Now its up to you
to secure the area, clear out the remaining Watchers on the
ground, and rescue the Survivors.
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Boost up to the small plateau on your right and greet the
Walkthrough Watchers with a rain of bullets as they approach. Dont let
them get too close before you take them all out. Destroy the
EPISODE 1 attackers on the right, then slowly creep up to the crashed ship
Prologue Spare Parts on the far right and pick off the remaining Watchers near the
Crash Site Village Attack long ramp leading down from the wreckage.
The Village Into the Void

EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3 With the landing area clear of all enemies, proceed into
Defending the Ark The Revolt the ruins to search for the Survivors. Pick up the Ammo Cache
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near the entrance to the ruins, then leap high into the air to
get a better view of the area ahead of you. After locating the
enemies ahead, drop back down and begin taking them out.
Secrets of the Void Hurl grenades to smoke them out of their cover and pick them
off as they scramble for safety.

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Crash Site Village Attack
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EPISODE 2 96
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3 Theres a sniper Watcher perched high atop a broken bridge


Defending the Ark The Revolt over the ruins. Fly up there and sneak up on it. Drop back down
The Collector The Tower of Return and finish traversing the ruins. Near the end of the ruins are
several Red Watchers. Blow them up before they can blow you
up. As they rush you, drop a grenade at your feet and back up.
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As they approach you, theyll run straight into your grenade
and get obliterated when it detonates. If any of them manage
to dart past the grenade, open fire on them as they approach
and take them down.

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Welcome to the Void There are several Tech Point Caches near the ruins. Grab the one
atop the broken bridge near the drop-off point then boost over the
crashed, smoldering ship to find another one. There is another one
Tools of the Trade inside the pyramid across the combat area from the crashed ship.

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Walkthrough Make a right after dropping to the area below and locate the
first batch of Survivors. Theyre not alone, of course, so take cover
and pick off the nearby enemies before they can put you down.
EPISODE 1
Prologue Spare Parts
Crash Site Village Attack Journal Location
The Village Into the Void
Just to the right of the Survivors
are several useful items. Theres a
EPISODE 2 Enter the rear of the ruins and make a left. Youll enter a
large room with a level below you. Locate the enemies below
Weapons Locker and Journal Entry.
Prophesied One Prison Escape Grab the Journal Entry, upgrade
you and hurl a grenade at them to smoke them out. Pop them your weapons if youd like, then
The Survivors Breaking Camp
as they try to find more cover, then drop to the lower area. turn back around to find the rest
of the Survivors.
EPISODE 3 Tech Point Cache
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The next Tech Point Cache is inside the underground ruins atop
a pillar just before you drop into the lowest area. Face the ledge
Secrets of the Void where you drop. A snake-head statue will be on the wall ahead of
you; the cache is on your right-hand side.

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Follow the path out of the ruins, blasting the few Watchers
Walkthrough in your way as you go.
Just as youre about to exit the interior of the ruins, two
Watcher Sergeants attempt to ambush you. Take cover and
carefully pick them off as they walk down the long ramp. Rush
EPISODE 1
Prologue Spare Parts Tech Point Cache out of the ruins once youve taken them down and fly onto the
carrier as you exit.
Crash Site Village Attack
Before you exit, grab the Tech
The Village Into the Void Point Cache above a lamp
between the Weapons Locker and
the ramp leading to the exit from
EPISODE 2 the underground. Theres also
Prophesied One Prison Escape one on a platform next to the
The Survivors Breaking Camp ramp that leads to the exit from
the underground.

EPISODE 3
Defending the Ark The Revolt
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On the way out of the combat area, Atem joins you for a
refreshing drink of water. He explains that, as an Adept, he
is not the only one around that may be special. He hints at an
inner strength that you may not be aware of yet, but may soon
come to prove invaluable to you.

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The Survivors Breaking Camp

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Seven weeks after rescuing the Survivors, you find yourself an


Secrets of the Void integral part of the human resistance against the Watchers.
Youve grown accustomed to your Watcher helmet and rocket
pack and have even become somewhat of a central figure on
the big picture. Shortly after locating a Watcher prison, you
join a group of allies in an attack on the enemy base.
Of course, its not as easy as walking up to the Watchers
front door and knocking. As soon as you get near their base,
a raiding party of Watcher Knights and discs comes pouring
around the side of a canyon. Engage them!
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The first Tech Point Cache is a little out of the way. Instead of following
Welcome to the Void your allies into the combat area, turn left and go around the outside of
Theres a Journal Entry in this area. To find it, look left when entering
the first canyon. The Journal Entry is on a plateau over the ridge.
the rock wall. The cache is about a third of the way around the map, in an
Tools of the Trade arch to your right, which leads back into the center of the combat area.
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Crash Site Village Attack
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Your allies are piloting transports to collect the prisoners, so Unlike the Watchers discs, you cannot skyjack the Knights. This
EPISODE 2 help keep the escape vehicles safe by immediately engaging means youll have to engage them directly and bring them
Prophesied One Prison Escape the Watchers. Aside from the Knights and discs, there are also down the old-fashioned way, by blasting them out of the sky.
The Survivors Breaking Camp several AA guns mounted along the cliffsides. Use evasive maneuvers whenever possible and lock onto them
as they pass you by. If they get a bead on you, theyll quickly
deplete your health, so dont hesitate to boost far away from
EPISODE 3
Defending the Ark The Revolt Tech Point Cache the action until youve replenished your health.

The Collector The Tower of Return As you blow up enemies, theyll release Tech Points. Dont confuse those Tech
Points with the caches in the area. Find them at the following locations:
Secrets of the Void As you follow your allies into the combat area, look down and to your right. Its
on a ledge below the center base, across from the first AA gun.
The next is under a broken bridge section next to the central base.
From the previous cache, look straight at the central base. Now look slightly
down and to the right. Its inside a short tunnel beneath one of the central
basess spires.
Finally, grab the Tech Point Cache on the outside of the base at the
very center of the bowl just below the docking bay where you land to enter
the base.
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Walkthrough If youre having a difficult time taking down the Knights


with your rocket pack machine guns, hop into one of the
allied airplanes as it passes you by and use its guns to destroy
EPISODE 1 the Watcher Knights and AA guns. Of course, you can always
Prologue Spare Parts skyjack a hubcap, also. Take out all the AA guns quickly, then
Crash Site Village Attack finish off the Knights and, finally, the discs. The Knights will
The Village Into the Void focus mostly on you, while the discs will most likely engage
your ally fighters. The AA guns, however, will focus on the two
ally transports. Dont let them fall!
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EPISODE 3
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Tech Point Cache
Secrets of the Void As you infiltrate, grab the following two Tech Point Caches. First grab
the one available as you enter the base; walk down into the lower
area just inside the doorway in the hallway to the left. The other
one can be found in the shaft that leads deep into the base.

With the AA guns out of the way, the first carrier is able to
land at the prison entrance and drop off an infiltration squad.
Drop down on the entrance and join the squad in attacking
the prison.
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When you clear out the first wave of Watchers, the door
How to Use this Guide slides open, granting you entrance to the prison. Lead the
troops inside and quickly take out the red Watchers before
they can detonate themselves all over your allies.
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EPISODE 1
Prologue Spare Parts
Crash Site Village Attack Penetrate deeper into the prison until you reach a large
The Village Into the Void
circular room. Duck behind the crates lining the edge of the
room and locate the Watchers hiding around the rooms outer
edge. There are several short force field walls around the outer
EPISODE 2 edge. Take aim at the Watchers behind the walls and wait for
Prophesied One them to pop out before you pop their heads off.
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3 Grab some cover as you approach the entrance to the prison.
Defending the Ark The Revolt Several Watchers stand between you and the large hangar
The Collector The Tower of Return door. Stay low as they shift between crates for cover, and pop
out only to blast them or to hurl grenades.
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Walkthrough If you have the Reclaimer with you, this is the perfect place With the Knight destroyed, approach the computer console
to use it. Pick apart the Watchers on the top and lower levels on the top level and destroy it. This opens the large hatch at
of the circular room. Move left and right along the edge of the the center of the room revealing a tunnel underneath. Drop
EPISODE 1 room, ducking from cover to cover, to get a better view of your into the tunnel and hover down safely.
Prologue Spare Parts targets, and clean the room out.
Crash Site Village Attack
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EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3
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After you clear the room of ground-bound Watchers, a
Watcher Knight swoops in from above! Immediately take cover
and locate your new target. Because the Knight can hover
above you at the center of the room, itll automatically have
a view of the entire room. It may still clip you every now and
then while youre in cover, so use blind fire to keep the large
monster at bay before you switch from one cover to another.

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Walkthrough At the base of the tunnel is a locked door. Shoot the door
lock and go inside. Drop down the shaft at the end of the short
room, then hover across the wide open gap toward the other
EPISODE 1 side of the room. Turn left to find another locked door and
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blast the lock to force the door open.
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Follow the corridor into the prison to find a small room with
three Sarpas! Aim low and blast them, or toss a grenade ahead
of you into the room and obliterate them all at once.

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How to Use this Guide The Sarpas are fast and

CAUTION
furious! If they pounce on
you, they can knock you
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savagely! React quickly and
follow the onscreen prompts
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EPISODE 2
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113
EPISODE 3 Continue following the corridors toward the central
Defending the Ark The Revolt containment area of the prison. Drop down the next shaft and
The Collector The Tower of Return blast open the door leading to the central core. The room with
the central core has several Watchers wearing rocket packs.
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Look up to locate them as they buzz around overhead.
Fly up to the long circular ledges lining the tall, cylindrical
room. Circle around the room, picking off Watchers as you
go. Then drop back to the cross-shaped walkway at the base
115 of the tall room. Locate the shifting platforms above you and
carefully climb up, shooting at Watchers perched above you as
you go.

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Walkthrough Sweep the ledges around the room as you climb up. Several
Watchers will attempt to blindside you, so stay on the move
and keep your head on a swivel to avoid getting surrounded.
EPISODE 1 Once the area is clear, locate and smash the consoles to expose
Prologue Spare Parts the first shield generator. Several Watchers arrive to defend
Crash Site Village Attack the exposed generator, so duck behind one of the nearby
The Village Into the Void force field walls and chuck a grenade at your attackers to fend
them off.

EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3 This time, rather than one central generator core, there are
Defending the Ark The Revolt two generator cores revolving around the central platform.
The Collector The Tower of Return Perch yourself on one of the long ledges lining the interior of
the room and wait for the generator cores to spin into your
Secrets of the Void view. As they do, blast them both with your weapon and blow
them up. Watch out for the Watchers hunkered down on the
platforms rotating along with the generators. Either take them
out first or blow them up as you drop down.
After you destroy all three consoles, the first generator core Drop to a lower ledge, and locate another pair of rotating
is exposed. Fire on it to destroy it. When you do, alpha team generator cores just below the previous two. Blow them up as
is able to move in and secure the first batch of prisoners. The they rotate, and itll expose the next generator at the center
shields blocking the lower area of the room also deactivate, of the spinning platform. Destroy it and the next shield at the
allowing you to drop to the lower level and attack the next lower level will deactivate, allowing you to reach the next set
generator. of generators.
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Walkthrough Open fire on the Watchers below you as you drop to the
third batch of generators. Repeat the process a third time,
Examine the room to find several control boxes against the
walls. Shoot the control boxes to free the trapped Survivors
clearing out the Watchers, blowing up the rotating generators and make your way to the hangar.
EPISODE 1 to expose the central core, then blowing that one up, too.
Prologue Spare Parts Once the final core is destroyed, hover all the way down to the
Crash Site Village Attack bottom and take the access shaft out of the building. Tech Point Cache
The Village Into the Void Theres a Tech Point Cache in the tunnel. Grab it on the way down.

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Stop just before you reach the access shaft and open fire on
the Watchers that come rushing out of it. The exit is narrow,
forcing the Watchers to bunch up as they come out of it. Keep
your weapon trained on the portal and use short, controlled
bursts to bring down the chrome domes as they come out. Go
through the access shaft to the other side, where youll find a
lone ally in a room with a Weapons Locker.
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Walkthrough As you pass through the next corridor, youll encounter a


dark room with several Sarpas. Toss a grenade ahead of you
and do some major damage. If the grenade doesnt kill them
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The Village Into the Void

EPISODE 2
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EPISODE 3
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Secrets of the Void Pick up the Magnetar in the room with the Sarpas, then
make a left out of the room into a small corridor.

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Theres a Journal Entry in the
room with the Magnetar.
Pick it up before leaving.

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Walkthrough Use the Magnetar weapon to remove the panel on the Stand your ground near the center platform and use the
ground in the short corridor, then drop into the hangar. As you large crates as cover while you move around and pick off the
float downward, stop on the long platforms high above the enemies around you. Take out the first batch of Watchers and
EPISODE 1 hangar and begin picking off the Watchers below. Several allies several tougher, rocket pack-wearing Watchers rush in from the
Prologue Spare Parts are engaged in a fierce firefight below. Help their cause by rooms around the perimeter of the hangar. Leap into the air
Crash Site Village Attack whittling the enemies numbers from above, then drop all the and get a better view of the hangar to pick off the next batch
The Village Into the Void way down and engage in the firefight. of Watchers.

EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3
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Speak to Tavi once youre done, then follow him into the next
section of the hangar. There, several Survivors are boarding the
escape transport, but theyre under fire from Watchers!

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Walkthrough Focus on the Knights first. Take cover and immediately begin If you run low on ammo or have a hard time firing on the
firing on the Knights overhead. Youll draw their fire away Knights, rush them and pounce on them. You can also destroy
from the scrambling Survivors and slowly inflict damage on the them by hand as if you were skyjacking a Watcher disc. Once
EPISODE 1 flying behemoths. Move around the hangar as you avoid the youve demolished the enemies in the hangar, the Survivors are
Prologue Spare Parts
Knights fire and keep the pressure on the flying foes. Destroy free to board the carrier and escape!
Crash Site Village Attack the Knights, then turn on the rest of the Watchers in the
The Village Into the Void hangar.
Journal Location
EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape Grab the Journal Entry on the
platforms above the carrier
The Survivors Breaking Camp
before you destroy the Knights
and free your allies!
EPISODE 3
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Chapter 4: Breaking Camp
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Walkthrough Before you can reunite with Ava, Nikola calls her back to the
bridge of their escape shipa Watcher discin need of her
assistance. Six hours later, the Watcher attack force begins to
EPISODE 1 descend on the camp as the Atem and the Survivors board the
Prologue Spare Parts
Ark and prepare to move out.
Crash Site Village Attack
The Village Into the Void Repel the Invasion
EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3
Defending the Ark The Revolt
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Back at the Survivors headquarters, you help Atem unload
Secrets of the Void boxes of supplies. While you do, a sentry runs up to you both
in a frenzy! He claims that someone has returned, and the tone
of his voice is joyous. When you go see what hes talking about,
you arrive just in time to see Nikola disembark a Watcher vessel
and Ava is with him! Jump into the air and activate your rocket pack. Lock in on the
invading discs and open fire. Begin whittling down the Watchers
The pair return to the Survivors triumphantly and are
numbers as they attack the camp. The Ark isnt ready to depart, so
happy to rejoin the Resistance. Unfortunately, the joyous
hold off the enemies while it finishes its preparations.
mood doesnt last very long when Ava reports that the camps
location has been compromised. The Watchers are gathering an
invasion force and preparing to attack!
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Walkthrough 125 If you have a hard time locking in on the discsthere are so
127 many of themuse skyjacking maneuvers to take them over
or lure discs away from the pack to pick them off more easily.
EPISODE 1 Remember to use evasive aerial maneuvers like 180s or barrel
Prologue Spare Parts
rolls to evade enemy fire and take the Watcher hubcaps down!
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Tech Point Cache
EPISODE 2 121
There are several Tech Point
Prophesied One Prison Escape 129
Caches in the battle area. Grab
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120
enemy. The first four are:
EPISODE 3 Above a rock pillar directly
Defending the Ark The Revolt opposite the Ark
The Collector The Tower of Return Facing the Ark, follow the cliff to
the right; the cache is in a hole in
a rock attached to the cliff
Secrets of the Void Atop the Ark, near the starboard
gun turret
Beneath the stone bridge,
under the Ark

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You can also use the biplane docked near
the Ark or the AA turrets to bring down
Welcome to the Void the enemy discs. The biplane isnt as
maneuverable as a Watcher disc, but it
Tools of the Trade does have missiles, making it very useful.

The Cast
Tip The AA turrets are capable of zooming,
so use the zoom for more precise aiming.

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Walkthrough There are several waves of attacking ships, so hold your


ground! If you take too much damage, either boost away or
skyjack a nearby ship to allow your health to recuperate. Once
EPISODE 1 youre at full health again, rejoin the fight! Always target
Prologue Spare Parts the shielded discs first, then the unshielded discs. Leave the
Crash Site Village Attack Watcher Knights for last.
The Village Into the Void

Journal Location
EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape There are four Journal Entries near
The Survivors Breaking Camp the main combat area. Pick up
the first two near the tents and
pumps area. The first one is on
EPISODE 3 a table near the tents closest to
Defending the Ark The Revolt the Ark. The second one is on a
The Collector The Tower of Return platform next to the north pump.

Once youve destroyed the airborne enemies, several ground-


Secrets of the Void bound Watchers land near the Ark and begin to attack the fuel
Tech Point Cache tanks! Drop on their heads and open fire. As you approach the
Watchers from behind, your allies will attack them from ahead,
Theres another Tech Point Cache so youll have them pinched on both sides! Defend the east
on a platform in front of the Ark, fuel pump first and destroy all Watcher enemies!
near a single fuel cable.

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Walkthrough As soon as you land on solid ground, rush up to the small


crates near the pumps and take cover. Aid the other Survivors
Stay atop the platforms and ambush the Watchers as they
approach the west pump.
in fending off the Watchers and destroy the first wave of
EPISODE 1 Watchers attacking the fuel pumps. With them dispatched,
Prologue Spare Parts youre free to stop by the nearby Weapons Locker and swap or
Tech Point Cache
Crash Site Village Attack upgrade weapons.
The next Tech Point Cache is atop
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the ruins near the second fuel
pump. Boost-jump up to it while
EPISODE 2 you defend the west fuel pump.
Prophesied One Prison Escape
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EPISODE 3
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The east fuel pump is safe, but the west pump quickly comes
under attack. Rush up the ramps near the center of the landing
area and take cover in the platform area. Peek out to locate
the fresh wave of attackers and get to work!

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With the Watchers dispatched, Nikola attempts to fire the
Walkthrough After you fend off the next wave of Watchers, an enemy
Arks enginesonly to find theyre not working! He asks you to
transport arrives near the north fuel pump. Hover over toward
the north pump and take cover behind several crates on fly up to his workshop, pick up an energy weapon, and charge
EPISODE 1 the platforms near it. Train your sights on the fresh batch of the Arks boosters with it! To do as he says, leap into the air
Prologue Spare Parts Watchers being dropped from the transport and quickly take and engage your rocket pack. Head to Nikolas workshop and
Crash Site Village Attack them out before they can cause any damage. avoid enemy fire.
The Village Into the Void

Tech Point Cache Tech Point Cache


EPISODE 2 Youll get the next Tech Point Cache automatically when you enter
Prophesied One Prison Escape There are two more Tech Point Teslas workshop for the first time.
The Survivors Breaking Camp Caches near the Ark. Grab the
first one on a rock in front of the

EPISODE 3
Ark, near two fuel cables. The
second one is near the top of the Journal Location
Defending the Ark The Revolt scaffolding between the Ark and
the cliff. The last two Journal Entries in
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this level are on two ridges
below Nikolas workshop. As you
Secrets of the Void approach the entrance to the
workshop, look down to the left
and right, along the cliffside.
Youll find both Journal Entries far
below you.

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Walkthrough Grab the Hypercoil from Teslas room, then exit the room.
Before dropping from the high ledge, take aim at the
nearest Ark generator and blast it with the Hypercoil. The
EPISODE 1 Hypercoils blast charges the generator, allowing it to begin
Prologue Spare Parts the firing sequence!
Crash Site Village Attack
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EPISODE 2
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EPISODE 3 Once all four generators are charged and ready to go, you
Defending the Ark The Revolt must force open the Arks docking clamps. This can be a bit
The Collector The Tower of Return tricky because your handheld weapon wont be strong enough
to do the job. To release the clamps, you must fire on them
Secrets of the Void with your rocket pack machine guns! Boost far enough away
Drop toward the Ark and engage your boosters to hover. from each clamp to get some firing distance, then do a 180
Carefully circle around the Ark and blast the next three in midair to turn toward each one directly. As you approach
generators to power them up. When you do, get close enough the clamp, fire on it to destroy it! Do this to all four clamps to
to allow the Hypercoils blast to reach themit has a short release the Ark.
range. If you need to recharge the Hypercoil, return to Teslas
workshop and the Hypercoil will automatically recharge.

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out all four legs before attacking its head) or skyjack a hubcap
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CAUTION
and turn it on the ground-bound Archons.
Dont attempt this at close range! Youll run the risk of A third, but riskier, way to take out the Archons is to fly at
Welcome to the Void hitting a clamp head-on before your machine guns can
destroy it.
them from their flanks and use your rocket packs machine
guns to destroy the legs. You wont be able to approach from
the mechanical menaces blindside, but your machine guns
Tools of the Trade will do the job much quicker than your handheld rifle and you
wont risk running out of ammo.
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Walkthrough

EPISODE 1
Prologue Spare Parts
Crash Site Village Attack
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EPISODE 2 Once the Archons are destroyed, the Ark can safely depart!
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3
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As the Ark begins to depart, a pair of Archons and a swarm


of Watcher discs arrive at the launch site! Turn on the Archons
first because they pose a greater danger to the Ark than the
hubcaps. Either get in really close to each Archon and take it
out just as you did the first one (stay in its blind spot and take
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Walkthrough 137

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138
Crash Site Village Attack 139

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140
141

EPISODE 2
144 142

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The Survivors Breaking Camp

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Welcome to the Void There are so many Tech Point Caches
scattered in this mission, that it may be difficult to
grab them all in one run. Instead of listing every single
Tools of the Trade cache in the walkthrough, weve listed the ones that you
can grab without straying too far from your mission. If you
want to grab them all, see the labeled map. Be warned,
The Cast however, if you dedicate too much time to finding
all the Tech Point Caches in this mission, youll risk
straying too far from the Ark and allowing it
Know Thine Enemy to fall.

Walkthrough

EPISODE 1
Prologue Spare Parts
Crash Site Village Attack
The Village Into the Void

EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3 As the Ark departs from the Survivor base camp, the Watcher
Defending the Ark The Revolt leaders congregate again. Their tone is much more desperate
The Collector The Tower of Return since the key has yet to be found and their plans are in
danger of being ruined. The Watchers have replaced the Prime
Secrets of the Void Minister of France with one of their own and plan to support
the Fascist invasion of France in the other world! In this world,
however, there is a thorn in their side that needs to be plucked.
Back on the fleeing Ark, Atem explains to you that you are a
part of a larger plan. While you may just be trying to get back
home, you are actually destined for much more. Atem is well
aware of the impending war in the other world (your world)
and hes desperate to keep it from happening. The Ark is soon
discovered, however, and it comes under heavy attack. You set
out in a biplane and meet the Watchers head-on!
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How to Use this Guide To Battle Stations! Their fire will often indicate the direction of nearby enemies.
Dispatch the first wave of Watcher hubcaps, then pull up close
to the Ark.
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Tools of the Trade Dont be afraid to abandon the biplane

The Cast
Tip if it takes too much damage. Just make
sure you use all its missiles before you
do. Waste not, want not.

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Walkthrough Tech Point Cache


EPISODE 1 The first Tech Point Cache is
Prologue Spare Parts between the first two egg sacs
on the right side of the canyon
Crash Site Village Attack
as the Ark escapes.
The Village Into the Void

EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3
Defending the Ark The Revolt
The Watchers are not about to let the Ark go free, so meet
The Collector The Tower of Return
the incoming attackers with plenty of machine gun fire from
your biplane. Reserve your missiles for clear shots onlyyou
Secrets of the Void only have 10, so make them count! The Ark is traveling down
a narrow alley-like canyon, making it difficult to maneuver
as easily as you would in wide-open space, so use plenty of
180-degree turns and evasive maneuvers to stay out of enemy
fire. Instead of allowing the next wave of enemy discs to ambush
the Ark farther down the path, rush ahead a bit and engage
Dont stray too far from the Ark, or youll risk allowing it to
them. Keep an eye on your radar so you know exactly when
take too much damage. Stay near it and patrol the area around
to rush ahead and turn the tables on the flying junk piles.
the Ark. As you patrol around the Ark, watch its AA guns.
Continue ahead of the Ark until you come upon two large AA
guns on the cliffsides.
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take them out quickly. Not only do the transports open fire
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around the Ark and slowly pick it apart, too.
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Tech Point Cache
Tools of the Trade There are four Tech Point Caches along the path before the first
transport. One is between a large pillar and the left canyon wall,
and the other is between a large pillar and the right canyon wall.
The Cast The third one is on the left side of the canyon just before the first
transport. The fourth one is in a small cave on the left side of the
Know Thine Enemy canyon, high above the area where the transport arrives.

Walkthrough If the Ark crosses their path, itll be torn to shreds. Dont let
that happen! Take out both AA guns before the Ark reaches
them. Fly directly toward them and open fire with your
EPISODE 1 machine guns to take them out quickly.
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Village Attack
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Journal Location
The first Journal Entry is on the left side of the plateau before
EPISODE 2 two AA turrets.
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

Once the first transport is destroyed, boost ahead of the Ark


EPISODE 3 and intercept the large floating mines. Blow them up before
Defending the Ark The Revolt
the Ark wanders into their path and takes more damage. Hop
The Collector The Tower of Return into the Arks AA turrets and clear out the last few Watchers as
you enter a narrower passage through the canyon. The tighter
Secrets of the Void space is going to make it even more difficult to quickly locate
all the enemies.

After both enemy AA guns are destroyed, two enemy


transports join the fight. Theyre just as powerful, if not more,
than the AA guns, so make several strafing runs at them and
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Walkthrough By using the Arks turrets, you can scan 180 degrees around
the Ark from all four of the turret locations. Switch between
turrets to get a better view of the enemies as you locate them
EPISODE 1 on your radar, then blast them out of the sky. Take out the discs
Prologue Spare Parts first, then detonate the next floating minefield ahead of you.
Crash Site Village Attack
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EPISODE 2
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EPISODE 3 After you clear the final minefield, the Ark approaches a
Defending the Ark The Revolt large Watcher station. There, several shielded hubcaps and a
The Collector The Tower of Return transport wait to ambush the fleeing Survivors! Stay ahead of
the Ark and first engage the shielded discs on the far left of
Secrets of the Void the station. Theyre quicker and can easily blast fresh holes in
There is a third minefield after the second. The Ark doesnt the Ark before you know it, whereas the transport is still far
have a high top speed, so exit the turrets and rush ahead to away and slow moving.
detonate the next minefield before the Ark reaches it. You dont have to eliminate all the shielded discs, just
enough of them to make it easier on the Arks guns to finish
the job. Turn on the transport next and obliterate it quickly. If
you take it out fast, you can then turn and help the Ark finish
off the rest of the shielded discs.

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Walkthrough The next enemy transport is up and to the right of the


enemy station, Hop into the Arks turrets and blast away at it
until it slowly falls and crashes.
EPISODE 1
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Journal Location
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The last of the two Journal Entries in this chapter is at the base of
the station, near one of its spires.
EPISODE 2
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Tech Point Cache
EPISODE 3 There are also several more Tech Point Caches in this area. One As the Ark approaches the Watcher station, an Archon opens
Defending the Ark The Revolt is on a low rock below the Arks path, just as youre passing the
fire on it! Hop out of the Arks turret and rush the Archon near
The Collector The Tower of Return Watcher base. There is one atop one of the bases spires. Another
the station. Approach it from its blindside, take out its legs,
one is in a niche in the mesa just past the Watcher base (the same
mesa the Archon walks on). The cache is in the side of the cliff then attack the head to bring it down quickly.
Secrets of the Void closest to the Arks path. The final one is on a rock below the Arks Rejoin the Ark, hop back in a turret, and open fire on the
path, near the previous cache. remaining enemies buzzing about. After passing by the base,
youll veer into another narrow canyon with a minefield. Let
loose the turret and detonate all the mines ahead of you!

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Walkthrough Stay in the turrets until you reach two more enemy AA guns, Luckily, the ship is not very mobile, making it a huge sitting
duck. As you speed toward the ship, open fire on the gun
one on either side of the canyon. When you reach them, hop
out, speed ahead of the Ark and take them out with your rocket segments lining both sides of the ship and destroy them quickly.
EPISODE 1 packs machine guns. Return to the Ark, man a turret, and take
Prologue Spare Parts down the fresh batch of enemies swooping in from behind.
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Ignore all other enemies as you engage the ship, and
Secrets of the Void concentrate solely on the retracting gun segments as they fire.
When you reach the end of the canyon, a huge Watcher Get them all by executing several strafing runs up and down
battleship slowly rises from the fog below you. Its massive guns the length of the ship.
immediately begin to open fire on the Ark as it approaches,
causing major damage! Hit Boost and speed toward the
enormous battleship!

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Walkthrough Once all of the retracting gun segments are destroyed, fly
below the large ship and take out the two swiveling turrets
near the tips on both sides of the ship.
EPISODE 1
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CAUTION

Crash Site Village Attack


As you strafe back and forth across the length of the ship,
The Village Into the Void
watch out for the mines. If you arent careful, youll fly
directly into them!
EPISODE 2
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The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3 Destroy all the gun segments on one side of the ship, and
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the shield around the ships weak point comes down. As soon
The Collector The Tower of Return as it does, follow the checkpoint marker toward the weakened
spot on the ship and land directly in front of it. Locate the two
Secrets of the Void control panels at the base of the large circular section and
rewire them to force the core to pop out.

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EPISODE 1
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Crash Site Village Attack
The Village Into the Void

EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3 When you rewire the control panels, the core is immediately
Defending the Ark The Revolt
jettisoned. Shoot the core as it juts out of the ship to sabotage
The Collector The Tower of Return the battleship. Repeat this process on the other side of the ship
to bring the huge Watcher battleship crashing down. As the
Secrets of the Void ship crashes into the fog, a mysterious creature rises slightly
above the fog for a quick moment, hinting at a dangerous
threat beneath...

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EPISODE 1
Prologue Spare Parts
Crash Site Village Attack
The Village Into the Void

EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3 Having escaped the Watcher attack, the Ark slowly makes its
Defending the Ark The Revolt way out of the reach of the Watchers. In a moment of contem-
The Collector The Tower of Return plativeness, Ava mulls over the consequences of her recent
actions and confesses to knowing that her flight would bring
Secrets of the Void her into this realm. What she didnt know, however, was that
shed pull you along with her.
Though shes sorry for having forced you into this situation,
youre not. Ava is convinced that Nikola is the key to saving
the people lost in this place. Little do you know, as you share a
moment with Ava, Tavi is eavesdropping on you from above.

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EPISODE 1
Prologue Spare Parts
Crash Site Village Attack
The Village Into the Void

EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3 Moments later, elsewhere on the Ark, Tesla toils away in


Defending the Ark The Revolt his lab. As he conducts his experiments, an unknown assailant
The Collector The Tower of Return sneaks up behind him and stabs him! As Nikola slumps to If the Ark isnt set free quickly, the Collector will digest everyone
the ground dead, a giant beast rises up from above the Ark on it! Free the ship by bursting the Collectors stomach organ
Secrets of the Void and swallows it whole! The beast is the Collector, a monster tissue and shutting down its bile ducts when it begins to fill
its stomach with digestive acid. There are also several strange
rumored to live in the depths of this realm. Nikola is slain and
the Ark is trapped! creatures flying around the inside of the Collector, so blast
through them as you roam around the stomach.
As soon as the Collectors bile ducts open up and begin filling
the stomach, shoot at them to force them closed again. Force
all five ducts to close, then look down and locate the large
bulbous organs at the base of the stomach.

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Walkthrough Hit the brakes as you dive toward the strange organ and Continue diving down and bursting the sacs at the base of
open fire on all the bulbous sacs. Burst as many of them as you the stomach until the Collector is forced to spit you out. Having
can before youre forced to turn back. escaped near-certain death, you return to the Ark to find that
EPISODE 1 something horrible has happened.
Prologue Spare Parts
Crash Site Village Attack
Journal Location Nikola has been murdered.

The Village Into the Void


Believe it or not, there is a Journal Entry in the belly of this beast!
Locate a transport ship down inside the belly. The Journal Entry is
EPISODE 2 down the entrance leading inside the transport.
Prophesied One Prison Escape
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Tech Point Cache
EPISODE 3 There is also a Tech Point Cache on the downed transport vessel, near
Defending the Ark The Revolt
one of the bile ducts. The ship also has a Weapons Locker aboard.
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Before you can react, a Watcher storms in from the rear
hatch and knocks you out.

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EPISODE 1
Prologue Spare Parts
Crash Site Village Attack
The Village Into the Void

EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3 When you come back to, you find yourself in a transport pod,
Defending the Ark The Revolt speeding across a strange Watcher vessel. Youve been captured
The Collector The Tower of Return
by the Watchers and are surely off to meet your end. As the The rebel fighters are led by Atem! He hands you a rifle as he
pod speeds toward its final destination, you can see several sets you free and urges you on to fight. Just then, a small wave
Fascist vehicles being manufactured! The Watchers are behind of Watchers rushes into the small holding room from the hole
Secrets of the Void the impending war on earth and will stop at nothing to make in the giant screen. Rush to the left and open fire on them as
sure the Fascists win. you seek cover.
Just as you reach the end of your little trip, you come upon The room is small and circular, so concentrate fire on the
a large screen with a Watcher leader giving a speech about airborne enemies first because theyll have an advantage over
fixing past mistakes. He mentions something about the power you. Circle around the room, taking out other bolt buckets as
inside the atom just before his speech is interrupted by a small you go, then pick up a second weapon to make sure you arent
explosion. Its the rebel forces! Theyve burst through the giant limited in battle.
screen and have come to set you free!

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Hurl grenades at them as they enter, and make short sweeps


How to Use this Guide NOTE with your rifle to make sure youve got them all.

Atem hands you whatever weapon you have


Welcome to the Void in your first slot in your inventory, but he
wont hand you a secondary weapon or your
rocket pack.
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After clearing the room, follow Atem into the tunnel behind
EPISODE 1 the giant screen.
Prologue Spare Parts
Crash Site Village Attack
The Village Into the Void

EPISODE 2
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EPISODE 3
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Secrets of the Void The tunnel leads to a large warehouse-like room. As soon as
you enter, take down the Watcher flying overhead and seek
cover behind one of the small force field walls.

After fending off the first few foes, a trio of red Watchers
comes storming in. Blast them down quickly before they can
detonate themselves near your allies. Carefully approach the
openings in the giant screen and flank the rest of the incoming
Watchers.
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150

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inside a small hatch on the
lower level. The hatch opens just
Tools of the Trade as a Watcher flies out of it. Walk
toward the hatch and the cache
is yours.
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Walkthrough

EPISODE 1
Prologue Spare Parts Tech Point Cache
Crash Site Village Attack
Do not immediately jump down from the upper walkway to follow
The Village Into the Void Atem. Instead, go around the left side of the room, jump to a stack
of crates to bypass other crates blocking your way, and grab the
EPISODE 2 Tech Point Cache on the far side of the room. You dont have a
rocket pack, so you wont be able to jump back up and grab it if
Prophesied One Prison Escape
you follow Atem down right away. Stay on your toes and keep your weapon trained high.
The Survivors Breaking Camp As soon as the hatch on the right side of the room opens, a
Watcher flies out of it and attacks. Blast it down quickly before
EPISODE 3 it can do any harm.
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Journal Location
Secrets of the Void There is a Journal Entry near
the far blue shielded wall. Look
behind the small crates to find it.

Follow Atem down to the lower level and stay behind him as
he approaches the large blue shielded area.
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Walkthrough As you exit the tunnel, veer right and approach the small
ramp leading up to the next level. Rush up, then quickly take
cover behind the crates on the left. Take out a grenade, cook
EPISODE 1 it for a few seconds, then hurl it at the group of tin cans from
Prologue Spare Parts
your covered position.
Crash Site Village Attack
The Village Into the Void

EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3 Drop into the hatch where the Watcher emerged and take
Defending the Ark The Revolt
cover along the left wall. Watch for a pawn to saunter around
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the corner behind you, then pop out and open fire. Follow the
hallway to the other side of the large storage room and allow
Secrets of the Void Atem to take point before you enter the large enclosure.
Look for Watchers ready to ambush you and get the drop on Destroy the nearest Watchers, then slowly push back on
them from behind. their line. Jump over your cover and move deeper into the
room, following the walkway leading to the other side. There
are Watcher Sergeants on the other side of the room, so be
careful! Pick them off as you approach their location and duck
for cover to avoid their incoming fire.

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Tech Point Cache
EPISODE 1 Tech Point Cache There is another Tech Point Cache on the opposite side of the room
Prologue Spare Parts from the previous cache. Cross the catwalk, then make a left behind
After going up the ramp on the right leading out of the short
Crash Site Village Attack tunnel, climb the stack of crates to reach the cache on a platform some large crates.
The Village Into the Void directly above the tunnel exit.

EPISODE 2
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After clearing the room of Watcher scum, make a right


Stay near the edges of the room and sweep left and right to and walk up the ramp leading to the next level. There will be
hunt down the remaining Watchers. Theyre shifty and will move several more Watchers waiting, so help Atem take them down
from cover to cover, so stay on the move and only move when with a grenade and several rifle bursts.
its safe to do so. If you arent sure where they are, dont expose
yourself and give them an open shot. Instead, hunt them down
and make them come out of cover as they search for you.
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Walkthrough Turn left and man the turret at the top of the ramp leading
down to the next area. More Watchers will try to rush your
position, so hold tight and mow them all down with the turret.
EPISODE 1
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EPISODE 2
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EPISODE 3 After destroying all the Watchers, go down the ramp and
Defending the Ark The Revolt approach the far end of the walkway. Drop from the edge,
The Collector The Tower of Return hopping from crate to crate, until you reach the next level
below you.
Secrets of the Void Make a right on the lower level and approach the hangar
Tech Point Cache door. As soon as it opens, a trio of Watchers rushes out.
Theres a cache directly under the platform with the turret. After
Obliterate them before they reach you, then go through the
going down the ramp, turn left to follow the edge of the room hangar door.
back to the wall behind you. Youll find the cache against the blue
shielded wall.

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Walkthrough Step onto the elevator on the other side of the door and
ride it down to the lower level of the hangar. As you descend,
several Watchers will open fire on you from below. Take cover
EPISODE 1 behind the small elevator walls lining the side and pop out of
Prologue Spare Parts cover only to destroy the Watchers below.
Crash Site Village Attack
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EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3 Rush to the right as soon as the elevator reaches the stop.
Defending the Ark The Revolt Duck behind the crates on the right and pick off the Watchers
The Collector The Tower of Return ahead of you. There are several enemies running on the
catwalk ahead of and slightly above you. Take them down, one
Secrets of the Void by one, before moving. If you have grenades, save them. Youll
risk tossing them over the edge of the catwalk. Instead, save
whatever grenades you have left and rely solely on the rifle.

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Walkthrough Rush up the long walkway leading away from the elevator,
stopping only for cover. Several Watchers will rush toward you
from the opposite end of the walkway, but if you keep your
EPISODE 1 weapon trained down the long catwalk, youll get the jump on
Prologue Spare Parts them every time.
Crash Site Village Attack
The Village Into the Void

EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3 Make a right at the end of the walkway and board the next
Defending the Ark The Revolt
elevator. Once again, open fire on the enemies below as you
The Collector The Tower of Return descend and clear a path for when youre ready to get off the
elevator. Make a right as you get off the elevator and creep up
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Drop from the left side of the walkway to the catwalk below
you and immediately open fire on the foes beneath you. If
Tech Point Cache there are any Watchers hanging on the ledge at your feet, use
melee attacks to conserve ammo and dispatch them quickly.
There are two Tech Point Caches in this section of the hangar. Make
a left onto the transport on docked on the long catwalk and jump
onto it. Follow it back and around to grab one cache. The other
cache is near the transports entry hatch.

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Welcome to the Void Grab the Journal Entry tucked away in the corner after descending
the first set of walkways.

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Walkthrough Slide left and right along the platforms edge as you pick off
the enemies on the ledge beneath you. Either clear an area
below, then drop to the next level with your gun blazing, or
EPISODE 1 slide along the top walkway picking off enemies as you go until
Prologue Spare Parts
the entire area below is clear.
Crash Site Village Attack
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Hop on the next elevator and ride it down to the lower
levels. Pick off the Watchers as you descend, then make a left
EPISODE 2 across the thin girder leading across the top of a transport.
Prophesied One Prison Escape Either make a right at the intersecting girder, then hop down
157
The Survivors Breaking Camp onto the fin of the docked transport below you, or walk all the
way across the first girder to the round platform on the other
side and hop down the side to the lower level.
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Tech Point Cache 158

There is another cache in the entry hatch to the transport docked


along the third walkway.

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Welcome to the Void Youll automatically grab the next Tech Point Cache as you cross
the first girder to the hangars other side.

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Walkthrough Finally, drop down, make a right and fight your way back to
the opposite side of the hangar. As you cross the right walkway,
several Watchers will swoop down on you from above. Duck for
EPISODE 1 cover and clip them as they hover overhead. Dont stay out of
Prologue Spare Parts cover for too longtheyre excellent shots, even on the move.
Crash Site Village Attack
The Village Into the Void Hop down to the platform below the docked transport, then
take aim at the enemies entrenched on the walkway below.
EPISODE 2 Stay at this elevated position as long as possible, until all or
Prophesied One Prison Escape nearly all enemies below you are destroyed. If you drop down
The Survivors Breaking Camp
prematurely, youll be cornered on the platform with little cover.

EPISODE 3
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CAUTION Dont let your guard down as you traverse the walkway.
If you miss a Watcher, it may sneak up on you and snap
your neck!

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Crash Site Village Attack
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EPISODE 2
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The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3 Step on the next elevator and ride it down to the next level.
Defending the Ark The Revolt
Just as you did the first few times, pick off the Watchers on the
The Collector The Tower of Return surrounding walkways and platforms as you descend to make
sure they dont rain blaster fire on you from above once you
Secrets of the Void reach the bottom.
As soon as you reach the bottom, dash across the area, using
the tall stacked crates as cover from any remaining enemies.

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Welcome to the Void After getting off the final
elevator, climb the stepped
crates up to the circular platform
Tools of the Trade across the area to find the final
Journal Entry.

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Walkthrough When smashed, the console forces open two large hatches
leading to Atem. Rejoin your ally and follow him all the way
down to where the Ark is docked. Stop at the Weapons Locker
EPISODE 1 and upgrade your rocket pack
Prologue Spare Parts
Crash Site Village Attack
The Village Into the Void

EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape Drop into the area at the center of the room, and dash past
The Survivors Breaking Camp your allies that are engaged in combat. Follow the checkpoint
marker into the hall on the left and follow the corridor as
it wends toward Atem, who is waiting for you. Follow the
EPISODE 3 corridor past small shafts until you reach a large room with a
Defending the Ark The Revolt control console. Destroy the console!
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Back inside the Ark, youre reunited with Ava. Atem urges
her to take you to the Imperator, a mysterious oracle that is
highly regarded by the Survivors. When Ava asks why, shes
only told that she may have underestimated your importance
to the fight.

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Walkthrough Much to your surprise, the Imperator is not who you expect Before setting out, you must destroy the AA guns nearby
it to be. Youre told that you are, indeed, the key. And only you and hold off the skybound Watcher forces to allow the Ark to
can climb the Watchers tower and seal the door to the other escape. Leap into the air, engage your rocket pack, and zoom
EPISODE 1 world before they can execute their plan. To do so, you will toward the AA guns nearby. Take out the four AA guns first,
Prologue Spare Parts
need to face the Dweller, a mysterious creature guarding the detonating some mines as you travel from one to the other,
Crash Site Village Attack doorway to the other world. then turn on the discs nearby.
The Village Into the Void

EPISODE 2
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Before you depart, however, you need your equipment back.


Concentrate on the shielded discs first, then blow up the
The Survivors have your rocket pack and your weapons. Don
remaining hubcaps as they attack the Ark.
your rocket pack and head out toward the Tower of Return.

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Tech Point Cache
EPISODE 1
Prologue Spare Parts There are several more Tech Point Caches to find during this dog
fight. They are in the following areas:
Crash Site Village Attack
Below the Arks exhaust nozzles
The Village Into the Void
In a large tube-like structure near the front and rear of the Ark.

EPISODE 2 On a platform close to the front of the Ark, near the upper
hangar bay doors
Prophesied One Prison Escape
Fly toward the rocks to the left-hand side of the Ark; the cache is
The Survivors Breaking Camp
under a rock arch

EPISODE 3 As you whittle down the Watcher forces, Ava also engages
Defending the Ark The Revolt
in combat on her stolen Watcher disc. When she comes under
The Collector The Tower of Return heavy fire, shes forced to abandon the vehicle and ejects into
the sky with no parachute! As she plummets to the ground far
Secrets of the Void below, you catch sight of her and immediately give chase!
You finally catch the freefalling daredevil and rescue her
from certain doom. You turn back around and reach the Ark as
it lifts off and departs. Youre both safe now, but your task is
far from over.

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Chapter 4: The Tower of Return
Welcome to the Void

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Walkthrough In the end, only you and Ava survive the creatures attack.
Once again, the battle rests in your hands.

EPISODE 1
Prologue Spare Parts
Crash Site Village Attack
The Village Into the Void

EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3
Defending the Ark The Revolt
The Collector
If youre quick and time your maneuvers well, this fight
The warm and fuzzies dont last very long as you prepare to should not last very long. Hit the boosters and rush the three-
Secrets of the Void face the creature guarding the doorway to the other world headed beast as it perches atop the tower. Open fire on its
atop the Tower of Return. While you and a company of glowing chest. Unleash everything youve got on it and force it
Survivor forces fly toward the tower, elsewhere a Watcher to leave its perch and hit the skies.
leader realizes that killing Tesla wasnt the end to the rebellion.
The key must still be alive!
You approach the tower with biplane support by your side.
But that doesnt last very long either when a huge, winged
beast emerges from the rear of the tower and destroys nearly
all your allies!
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Walkthrough When it does, it powers up a huge blast and fires it at you


like a glowing missile. Use evasive barrel rolls to dodge the
projectile, then resume firing on its glowing chest. Eventually,
EPISODE 1 itll take too much damage and fly away from the tower and
Prologue Spare Parts
begin to circle-strafe it.
Crash Site Village Attack
The Village Into the Void

EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3 Turn around and locate the beast again before it attempts to
Defending the Ark The Revolt spear you a second time. Keep a steady stream of fire on it as it
The Collector prepares to attack, then dodge at the last second. After taking
more damage to its chest, it eventually slumps its left head,
Secrets of the Void leaving it open for attack. Rush in and follow the onscreen
commands to destroy its first head!
When it does, its entire body changes color as it becomes
Once youve destroyed its first head, it temporarily retreats
enraged and prepares to spear you. As soon as it begins to rise
to its perch atop the tower. This is your cue to attack its chest
into the air to get speed, roll out of its way to avoid getting
again! Once again rush the beast as you fire on its chest and
speared by the massive creature.
force it off its perch.

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Walkthrough

EPISODE 1
Prologue Spare Parts
Crash Site Village Attack
The Village Into the Void

EPISODE 2
Prophesied One Prison Escape
The Survivors Breaking Camp

EPISODE 3 Repeat the entire process above a second time with the
Defending the Ark The Revolt
beasts right head to bring the creature crashing down upon
The Collector the tower. All you need to do to finish the creature off is hurl
the rocket pack into its remaining head and detonate the pack
Secrets of the Void with a well-placed bullet.
The creature falls to its death, allowing you and Ava to finish
your mission...

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Welcome to the Void The following tables tell reveal the secrets hidden within the Void.

Tools of the Trade Achievements and Trophies


The table below details all of the Xbox 360 Achievements and PLAYSTATION 3 Trophies that can be unlocked. While some may
The Cast happen over the course of your first playthrough, others may require an extra bit of effort. Check out the Notes column for all
unlockables to find out how to best attain every listed challenge.

Know Thine Enemy Name /Description Xbox 360 PLAYSTATION 3 Type Tip/Note
Gamerscore Points Trophy Type
Walkthrough Complete Prologue 15 Bronze Story Unlocks automatically when playing game on any difficulty.
Complete Crash Site 15 Bronze Story Unlocks automatically when playing game on any difficulty.

Secrets of the Void Complete The Village 15 Bronze Story Unlocks automatically when playing game on any difficulty.
Complete Spare Parts 15 Bronze Story Unlocks automatically when playing game on any difficulty.
Complete Village Attack 15 Bronze Story Unlocks automatically when playing game on any difficulty.
Complete Into the Void 30 Silver Story Unlocks automatically when playing game on any difficulty.
Complete Prophesied One 15 Bronze Story Unlocks automatically when playing game on any difficulty.
Complete The Survivors 15 Bronze Story Unlocks automatically when playing game on any difficulty.
Complete Prison Escape 15 Bronze Story Unlocks automatically when playing game on any difficulty.
Complete Breaking Camp 30 Silver Story Unlocks automatically when playing game on any difficulty.
Complete Defending 15 Bronze Story Unlocks automatically when playing game on any difficulty.
the Ark
Complete The Collector 15 Bronze Story Unlocks automatically when playing game on any difficulty.
Complete The Revolt 15 Bronze Story Unlocks automatically when playing game on any difficulty.
Complete Tower of Return 30 Silver Story Unlocks automatically when playing game on any difficulty.
Complete Dark Void 100 Gold Story Unlocks automatically when playing game on any difficulty.
Ultimate Bad Ass - 60 Gold Skill Conserve ammo and use cover at every turn. Reserve grenades for tougher enemies such as Sergeants
Complete Dark Void on and for small groups of Watchers. In aerial combat, use skyjacking as much as possible to eliminate
Hardcore threats and gain a tactical advantage. Do this on your second run through so you dont have to worry
about getting all of the Journal Entries. The longer you look for Journal Entries, the more vulnerable youll
be. Upgrade one weapon first (the Liberator or Oppressor), rather than spreading your Tech Points across
several weapons.
Dear Diary - Find a 15 Bronze Completion See the Bookworm Tip.
Journal Entry
Bookworm - Find all 30 Silver Completion See Journal Entry locations in this chapter and in walkthrough.
Journal Entries
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Gamerscore Points Trophy Type
Teslas Apprentice - 15 Bronze Completion See the Grease Monkey Tip.
Welcome to the Void Upgrade first weapon
Grease Monkey - 30 Silver Completion Collect Tech Point Caches to amass enough Tech Points to upgrade all weapons.
Upgrade all weapons
Tools of the Trade Pack Rat - Acquire 30,000 30 Silver Completion Can be done throughout the course of your first play through. Grab as many Tech Point Caches as you
Tech Points can. See the Tech Point Cache locations in this chapter.
The Cast Grand Theft.UFO? - 15 Bronze Completion Can be unlocked during second play through. If you want to get this the first time around, concentrate
Hijack 20 UFOs solely on skyjacking during dogfights.
Demolition Derby - 30 Silver Skill Do this while attempting to skyjack 20 discs. After skyjacking one, run it into the other. Coax an enemy to
Know Thine Enemy Collide with another UFO follow you out of battle, then execute a kickstart U-turn to face it. Hit the boost and run into your pursuer.
10 times
Blind Luck - Kill one of 15 Bronze Skill Can be done throughout the course of your first play through. Simply use blindfire during every battle.
Walkthrough each enemy footsoldier
using blindfire

Secrets of the Void Big Bang - Destroy a


Knight using a grenade
30 Silver Skill This one is tricky. Weaken the Knight with regular fire, then cook a grenade in your hand (hold it for a few
seconds before letting it go) before you toss it at the weakened Knight.
Captain of the Ship - 15 Bronze Skill Save your ships missiles until youve taken enough damage to catch fire. Once youre on fire, try to take
Destroy 10 enemy aircraft out as many enemy ships as you can with your missiles before you have to abandon ship.
while yours is on fire
Forgot My Tow Cable - Fly 15 Bronze Skill Fly underneath an Archons legs while in battle.
through an Archons legs
Fireworks - Kill 10 15 Bronze Skill See the Big Bang Tip.
airborne enemies using
grenades
Get Your Feet Wet - Buzz 15 Bronze Skill Skim the water with your rocket pack during the Into the Void mission.
the water
99 Red Balloons - Kill 10 15 Bronze Skill Blast enemies with the Magnetar, then destroy them while they float in the air.
enemies while they are in
anti-gravity bubble
Cliffhanger Killer - Kill 50 15 Bronze Completion Can be unlocked during first play through. Use melee attacks on enemies directly below you while
enemies while in vertical looking down a ledge.
cover
Death from Above - Kill 15 Bronze Completion Can be unlocked during first play through. This can be done quickly if you use grenades and the Reclaimer
50 enemies while in sniper rifle.
hover
Bird of Prey - Kill 25 15 Bronze Completion To do this, use lots of kickstart U-turns to execute strafing runs on ground-bound enemies.
footsoldiers using your
rocket pack guns
Mark of the Adept - 15 Bronze Skill Unlocks automatically when playing game on any difficulty.
Destroy 5 UFOs in the
Prologue

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Gamerscore Points Trophy Type
Rocket Clothesline 15 Bronze Skill Execute a melee attack one or two seconds after setting foot upon landing.
Welcome to the Void - Melee an enemy
immediately after landing
Terminal Velocity - Free 15 Bronze Skill Fly as high as you can during a dogfight, then freefall all the way down past the cliffs below. Be sure to
Tools of the Trade fall for 10 seconds hit the hover button just before you hit the bottom.
The Squishy Center - Kill 20 Bronze Skill Instead of approaching the Archons head after destroying its joints, attack its tail. Follow the onscreen
The Cast a Sarpa piloting an
Archon
commands to destroy the Archon to get this.

Cleanup on Aisle Three 15 Bronze Skill Unlock this during your first play through. Upgrade the Reclaimer sniper rifle and concentrate solely on
Know Thine Enemy - Kill 100 enemies with
headshots
headshots.

Rochambeau, I Go First 15 Bronze Completion Weaken enemies first, then finish them off with melee attacks.
Walkthrough - Kill 50 enemies with
melee attacks
Blue Light Special - Kill 15 Bronze Skill Unlock this immediately after getting grenades for the first time. Hurl a grenade at the enemies rushing
Secrets of the Void 3 enemies with one
grenade
out of the door toward you.

Killing Spree - Kill 10 20 Bronze Skill Unlock this at the first turret you encounter. Man the turret and keep a steady stream of fire on the door
enemies within 60 across the bridge.
seconds
Those Arent Fortune 15 Bronze Completion Use melee attacks on Slugs as soon as they slither out of the Watcher armors.
Cookies -Step on 10 Slugs
Light Up the Sky - Destroy 30 Silver Completion Stay inside the Arks AA guns during the Defending the Ark mission.
25 targets with the Arks
AA guns
Master of Arms - Kill 15 Bronze Completion Use every weapon, including the Magnatron.
an enemy with every
weapon
Im a Rocketman, Baby 15 Bronze Skill Execute a combination of 100 barrel rolls, vertical U-turns, or kickstart U-turns when not in a disc or
- Perform 100 special biplane.
maneuvers with the
rocket pack
The Devastator - Destroy 30 Silver Completion Use a Survivor biplane to eliminate 25 Watcher discs. You can also hop into ally biplanes in mid-flight.
25 UFOs while piloting a
Survivor fighter
Float like a Butterfly - 20 Bronze Skill Allow enemies to grab you, then follow the onscreen commands to shake loose. Since you cant force
Escape from 10 melee Watchers to grab you, this might be unlocked during a second play through. Also, expect to die a lot if
attacks youre not careful when approaching Watchers to be grabbed.
Dark Void 100% - Earn all N/A Platinum Completion
Trophies

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Journal Entry Locations
Welcome to the Void Want to know more about all of the people that arrived in the Void before you? Then use the following table to find all of the
Journal Entries scattered throughout your adventure!

Tools of the Trade Mission Journal Entry Mission Journal Entry


Episode 1: Chapter 2: Crash Site Base of monolith, inside top right hut FT-91 #5 of 7

The Cast In first combat area, behind ruins Amelia Earhart #1 of 3 Monolith entrance, pillars to left FT-91 #6 of 7
Turret gun bridge, left side before crossing Lionsigh #1 of 11 In monolith, second ramp after all Sarpas FT-91 #7 of 7

Know Thine Enemy After bridge, near waterfall with Tech Point and Ammo Cache Amelia Earhart #2 of 3 Episode 1: Chapter 6: Into the Void
Before rope bridge, to left in ruins area Lionsigh #2 of 11 Start area, to the right of where Wills position Tuddlefingers #3 of 7

Walkthrough After rope bridge, right next to Weapons Locker Akasha #1 of 2 First bell tower, in back section through halls Lionsigh #6 of 11
In caves area before ruins bridge, under torch Amelia Earhart #3 of 3 Second bell hangar, far end down ramp Tuddlefingers #4 of 7

Secrets of the Void Under ruins bridge, left side upon entering area Akasha #2 of 2 Inside second tower, on ring platform around edge Lionsigh #3 of 11
Episode 1: Chapter 3: The Village Where Archon kills Survivors, on dead bodies Lionsigh #4 of 11
On initial path, just to the left behind rock Tiare #1 of 5 In hangar at end, in above middle section on a platform Lionsigh #5 of 11
By fountain in village, tucked by hut Tiare #2 of 5 Episode 2: Chapter 1: Prophesied One
In hut to left of gathered villagers Tiare #3 of 5 Right near where Will starts, by the Hypercoil Tuddlefingers #5 of 7
Episode 1: Chapter 4: Spare Parts Left of first alleyway, up on ridge Tuddlefingers #6 of 7
In first combat area, under ship section FT-91 #1 of 7 After second ruins, up first ramp near torch E.L. #1 of 2
Boost up before Slug scene; top platform on left, follow FT-91 #3 of 7 Before Will and Atem split, to right of stairs going up A.E.W. #1 of 4
around cliff bend
Where Watcher forces are dropped from transport A.E.W. #3 of 4
On way down in caves, before large down section FT-91 #2 of 7
On cliff to left of temple, way up near tents A.E.W. #4 of 4
After large freefall section, right by the next part FT-91 #4 of 7
Inside of temple next to pool on the left A.E.W. #2 of 4
After last part, left area by cliffside Tiare #4 of 5
Episode 2: Chapter 2: Survivors
Little boat on bottom of U.S.S. Cyclops Teague #1 of 3
Middle of bridge under the ark Lionsigh #9 of 11
On some boxes, left side going up, second to last ledge area Tuddlefingers #1 of 7
Tent in camp up ramp, under AA gun Lionsigh #7 of 11
Episode 1: Chapter 5: Village Attack
In barracks by equipment table Turner #1 of 1
Base of vertical section after Knight Tiare #5 of 5
Lower of the tents hanging from ruins near AA gun Lionsigh #8 of 11
Inside top far left hut in first village area Tuddlefingers #2 of 7
Top of the Ark, near communication box E.L. #2 of 2
Before catacombs, hut above entrance Teague #2 of 3
Watcher disc combat area near bridge Delacroix #1 of 3
In catacombs, cubby hole Teague #3 of 3
In ruins by prisoners and Ammo Cache Delacroix #2 of 3

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Episode 2: Chapter 3: Prison Break
Journal Entry
Tech Point Cache Locations
To get the absolute most out of your game, locate every Tech
Welcome to the Void Left of beginning canyon, on plateau over ridge Frenelli #1 of 3
Point Cache using the following table. The numbers correspond
In the room with the Magnetar Frenelli #2 of 3
to the labeled maps found in-game. To make sure youve found
Tools of the Trade Second hangar section, above transport on platforms way up Frenelli #3 of 3
every cache, use this table in conjunction with the labeled maps
Episode 2: Chapter 4: Breaking Camp in the walkthrough.

The Cast On ledge below and left from Hypercoil room


On ledge below and right from Hypercoil room
Lionsigh #10 of 11
Lionsigh #11 of 11
Cache Number Mission Points
Episode 1: Chapter 2: Crash Site
On table near tents closest to the Ark Delacroix #3 of 3
Know Thine Enemy Near north pump, on platform beside pump Anonymous #1 of 2
1 Behind log near first bot encounter (combat) 100
2 On a rock above second bot encounter 100
Episode 3: Chapter 1: Defending the Ark
Walkthrough Plateau before two AA turrets, on left side Tuddlefingers #7 of 7
3 After first turret reveal, run along the path; just above the
second to the last gate before the turret
500

Near the base (with the spires), near the first Archon L.M. #1 of 1 4 On the ramp leading down from the first turret 100
Secrets of the Void Episode 3: Chapter 2: The Collector 5 Directly on the path from first turret to first vertical down 100
On transport in belly Anonymous #2 of 2 6 On a platform at the bottom of the first vertical 100
Episode 3: Chapter 3: The Revolt 7 Between the first and second vertical, on a small ledge just 500
to the right of the path
Shield blast door room behind cover Marks #1 of 2
8 After the second vertical, off among the bushes and ruins to 100
After first vertical down section, in the back corner tucked Marks #2 of 2 the left of the rope bridge
away on one of the far ends
9 Next to Weapons Locker 100
After last elevator, opposite elevator up one level; use boxes Kasel #1 of 1
on left to jump up 10 From Weapons Locker, go through door, to the right of the 100
rope bridge
11 As you enter swampy area, turn to the right; inside a tangle 500
of tree trunks
12 On the log leading from swampy area to stone bridge 100
13 Atop a pillar in the final bot encounter area 100

Episode 1: Chapter 3: The Village


14 On the left side of the path just before the bridge 100
15 On the right side of the path just before the bridge 100
16 On the right side of the bridge leading to the village 100
17 When facing the pyramid, in a hut to the right 500

Episode 1: Chapter 4: Spare Parts


18 From the spawn point, turn left and follow the stream to the 500
edge of the waterfall
19 In midair, during the first long jump in the level 100
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20 To the left of the first bot encounter, among some crates 100 39 Follow path through jungle; jump down into the edge of the 100
city area; on a balcony to the left
Welcome to the Void 21 Up and to the right of the first bot encounter,
behind a stone pillar
100
40 After second Weapons Locker, path leads into the under 100
city area; on a ledge, just below where you drop
22 After the first bot encounter, directly on the path, just after 100
Tools of the Trade jumping from one portion of a ships hull to another 41 After second Weapons Locker, drop into the under city
area; in a corner, behind the fallen pillar you use to get out
100
23 In the middle of the second bot encounter, on the upper path 100 of this pit
near a Sergeant
The Cast 24 After second bot encounter, proceed to cave exit, 500
42 In village square, face the pyramid; on balcony of the
building on the left
100
go forward and to the left, across from the start of the next
vertical space 43 In village square, face the pyramid; on third floor of the 100
Know Thine Enemy 25 After you find second part, you go up a vertical space, and 100
building on the right
then leap across a gap; on a rock to the right just past the 44 Once inside the pyramid, youll be on a bridge above a 500
landing spot death drop; on the second pillar to the right
Walkthrough 26 Just past the previous Tech Point, go up a short vertical space; 500 45 From the bridge, go forward and then to the left; on a ledge 100
hover over to a ledge on the right above the path

Secrets of the Void 27 Near the top of the vertical space leading to the Slug reveal,
hover around the corner to the left
500 46 After the Sarpa reveal, go forward and to the right; in a niche
to the left, above the second Sarpa encounter
100

28 Near the top of the long drop 100 47 On the left side of the vertical space leading to the 100
final battle
29 In the middle of the long drop 100
48 Once you enter the final battle area, on the top level of the 100
30 After landing from the long drop, find two more parts, then 100 structure on the left
ascend a short vertical space; as you climb a slope, hover
around to the right, in some wreckage 49 Once you enter the final battle area, turn right; on a high 500
ledge to the right--use the platforms on the temple structure
31 From the point where the tunnel to the Cyclops is revealed, 500 and your rocket pack to reach it
turn around and look over the cliff edge; on a ledge below
Episode 1: Chapter 6: Into the Void
32 On a crate above the spawn point at the start of the Cyclops 500
50 From the spawn point, exit the cave and fly toward enemy 100
33 At the end of a metal spar, partway up the Cyclops 100
communication antennas; on the beach, just past the
34 After you exit the interior of the Cyclops, take the left path, 100 antenna on the left
near the top, near some crates
51 Atop one of the spires of the central base 100
Episode 1: Chapter 5: Village Attack 52 Inside the mouth of the center snake statue 500
35 After killing Knight, jump over gap; to the right, 100 53 Inside a small cave near the central base; from base, follow 500
among some ruins cable that runs to first generator
36 Partway up the first vertical space; follow the path up and 500 54 Under a stone arch; from the central base, follow the cable 100
to the left, but instead of going up to the top, go up one that leads to second generator
ledge, and then hover back around to the right side of the
cliff again. 55 First generator, from lower area of shield control room, follow 500
hallways; behind some crates
37 On a ledge just before and just below the Weapons Locker 100
56 Inside first generator shaft, on a platform ringing the inside 100
38 After Weapons Locker, follow path; on top of the first hut on 100 of the shaft
the right
57 Second generator, lower area of shield control room, behind 100
some crates

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58 Stand on landing deck of first generator, facing bay doors; 100 80 After you separate from Atem, on the flight path toward 100
turn to the right and drop to the beach ahead of you; the Survivor camp, youll see some ruins; at the top of the
Welcome to the Void in a cave pyramid in those ruins
59 Inside second generator shaft, on the third tier of platforms 100 81 After the ruins, between two huge stone spires in the middle 100
from the top of the flight path leading to the Survivor base
Tools of the Trade 60 Inside second generator shaft, halfway down, next to the 100 82 Once you reach the Survivor camp, face the pyramid; on a 100
central spar, between two supports stone pillar on the left, above the platforms closest to the
Watcher landing zone
The Cast 61 Inside tunnel leading to final battle 100
83 Atop the temple the Survivors are defending 500
62 Inside tunnel leading to final battle 100
84 As you enter the temple, in a jumble of rubble to the left of 100
Know Thine Enemy 63 Inside tunnel leading to final battle 100 the pool
64 Inside tunnel leading to final battle 100
Episode 2: Chapter 2: Survivors
Walkthrough 65 Inside tunnel leading to final battle (about a quarter of the
way through the tunnel, slightly off the path, behind a rock)
100
85 On the tall, broken bridge nearest the Ark 100
86 As you face the Ark head-on, on a scaffold just to the right 100
66 Inside tunnel leading to final battle 100
of the Ark
Secrets of the Void 67 Inside tunnel leading to final battle 100
87 Atop the Ark, between its main guns 100
68 Inside tunnel leading to final battle 100
88 Beneath the Ark, between its exhaust nozzles 500
69 In the rafters above the final battle, near the sealed doors 500
89 Behind the Ark; as you face the cliff, just above and to the 100
Episode 2: Chapter 1: Prophesied One right of the entrance to the barracks

70 Atop a pillar as you approach the first encounter 100 90 On a ledge near the doughnut hole cache, in the same 100
(just before the first pit area) corridor/canyon (see the next description)

71 In a jumble of rubble in the first encounter 100 91 One of the focal points of the flight space is a series of three 100
(in the first pit area) linked mesas, the center one being a bit lower than the other
two. Hover above the edge of the outermost one. Look in
72 After the first encounter, follow the path up and out of 500 the distance for a small pillar of rock leaning at a 45-degree
the pit; facing the first turret, inside the upper room of the angle. Inside a doughnut hole near its top.
pyramid to your right
92 Among a bunch of ruins, very low down, close to the Void; 100
73 Facing the first turret, on top of a pillar to your left 100 ruins include radio towers and stone broken bridge
segments; beneath the arch of a broken bridge
74 As you approach the ramp leading down into the second pit, 100
youll see a pyramid leaning to the side; at the entrance to 93 In the same area as the previous cache, atop a radio tower 500
the upper room of that pyramid
94 In the same area as the previous cache, on the ground near 100
75 As you enter the second pit, turn to your left and walk past 500 some wooden platforms
some pillars
95 In the same area as the previous cache, near the highest 100
76 Atop a pillar in the second pit area 100 broken bridge structure in this area
77 As you emerge from the second pit, on the third ledge of the 100 96 Atop broken bridge near drop-off point 100
pyramid in front of you
97 Above the crashed, smoldering ship 100
78 From the previous cache, go to the top of the same pyramid 100
98 Inside the pyramid across the combat area from the 500
79 At the end of the second alley, face the two turrets, and look 100 crashed ship
up and to your left; up on a ledge on the pyramid

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99 Inside the underground ruins, atop a pillar, just before you 100 118 In the rafters in the second half of the hangar 500
drop down into the lowest area (if you face the ledge where
Welcome to the Void you drop down, a snake-head statue will be on the wall
ahead of you; the cache is on your right-hand side)
119 In the second half of the hangar, under the transports left
tailfin
100

100 Above a lamp between the Weapons Locker and the ramp 100 Episode 2: Chapter 4: Breaking Camp
Tools of the Trade leading to the exit from the underground 120 Above a rock pillar directly opposite the Ark 500
101 On a platform next to the ramp that leads to the exit from 100 121 Facing the Ark, follow the cliff to the right; in a doughnut 500
the underground (near where two Sergeants spawn)
The Cast 102 On a ledge high up in the hallway just before the exit from 500
hole in a rock attached to the cliff
122 Atop the Ark, near the starboard gun turret 100
the underground

Know Thine Enemy Episode 2: Chapter 3: Prison Break


123 Beneath the stone bridge, under the Ark 100
124 In the lightning gun room 500
103 As you follow your allies into the flight space, look down and 100
to your right; on a ledge below the center base, across from 125 On a rock in front of the Ark, near two power/fuel cables 100
Walkthrough the first turret gun
126 Near the top of the scaffolding between the Ark and the cliff 100
104 Under a broken bridge section next to the central base 100
127 On a platform in front of the Ark, near a single power/fuel 100
Secrets of the Void 105 At the previous cache, look straight at the central base, then 100 cable
look slightly down and to the right; inside a short tunnel
beneath one of the central bases spires 128 Atop the ruins near the second fuel pump 100

106 Instead of following your allies into the flight space, turn to 100 129 Below the bridge nearest the second fuel pump 100
the left and go around the outside of the rock wall; about (the Watchers use it to get from their drop zone to the pump)
a third of the way around the map, in an arch to your right, Episode 3: Chapter 1: Defending the Ark
which leads back into the center space
130 Between the first two egg sacs on the right side of 100
107 On the outside of the base, at the very center of the bowl, 100 the path
below the docking bay where you land to enter the base
131 Between a large pillar and the left canyon wall 100
108 As you enter the base, walk down into the lower area just 100 (before the first transport appears)
inside the doorway; in the hallway to the left
132 Between a large pillar and the right canyon wall 100
109 In the shaft that leads into the base 100 (before the first transport appears)
110 On the way to the first generator area, on a girder in the 100 133 On the left side of the canyon just before the first transport 100
middle of the foggy pit
134 In a small cave on the left side of the canyon, above the 100
111 On the way to the first generator area, on an upper ledge in 500 spawn point for the first transport
the room with the three Sarpas
135 Near the right canyon wall just before the first pair of turrets 500
112 At the top of the generator shaft (near the weak spot), close 100
to a wall, near the ceiling 136 Halfway through the first cave, on the right side, just above a 100
lighted platform
113 In one of the vertical tubes in the third generator area 100
137 Just as you exit the first cave, up near the cave roof 100
114 In one of the vertical tubes in the third generator area 100
138 As you emerge from the first cave, in a niche in the rock 500
115 In one of the vertical tubes in the third generator area 100 below the Watcher base; look beneath the spire on the right
116 In the rafters in the prison room 100 139 On a low rock below the Arks path, just as you re passing 100
117 In the first half of the hangar, face the second half of the 100 the Watcher base
hangar; in the hallways on the right side of the hangar 140 Atop one of the spires of the Watcher base 100

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141 In a niche in the mesa just past the Watcher base (the same 100 153 At the previous cache, with your back toward the wall, look 100
mesa the Archon walks on); in the side of the cliff closest to across the room; on the walkway in the far left corner
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154 After the combat at the turret, do not exit through the bay 100
142 On a rock below the Arks path, near the previous cache 100 doors; on the walkway beneath the turret

Tools of the Trade 143 On a lighted platform below the Arks path, below the mesa
the Archon patrols
100 155 In the hangar, near the entry hatch on the first transport 100
156 In the hangar, on the first transport, use the tail section to 100
144 On a bridge of rock, below the Archons spawn point (far off 100 leap to a platform; near the closest pillar
The Cast to the right of the Arks path)
157 In the hangar, near the entry hatch on the second transport 100
145 Past the Archons mesa, just before the path turns left, under 500
an overhang of rock on the right side 158 In the hangar, after the third elevator, on the thin girder used 100
Know Thine Enemy 146 Go past the turn; under an overhang of rock on the left side 100
to cross to the other side of the hangar

(near where a trio of Watcher discs spawn) 159 In the hangar, as you approach the final elevator, continue on 500
the walkway that goes around to the left; continue until you
Walkthrough 147 On the left side of a path, near the base of a turret 100 reach a dead end; behind the pillar at the dead end
148 As the path widens, between a cluster of rocks and the 100 160 In the hangar; as the final elevator descends, jump to the 100
canyon wall on the right side walkway on your left; follow the platform to the pillar on the
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other side of the room; by the side of the pillar
161 During dogfight, below the Arks exhaust nozzles 100
149 On a downed transport ship, near one of the bile ducts; the 100
ship also has a Weapons Locker aboard 162 During dogfight, in a large tube-like structure near the front 100
of the Ark
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163 During dogfight, in a large tube-like structure near the rear 100
150 After escaping coffin room, you go through a tunnel and 100 of the Ark
reach a storage area; do not jump down from the upper
walkway; make your way around the left side of the room 164 During dogfight, on a platform close to the front of the Ark, 100
(jump to a stack of crates to bypass other crates blocking near upper hangar bay doors
your way); cache is on the far side 165 During dogfight, fly toward the rocks to the left-hand (port) 500
151 In the storage room, a hatch to another tunnel will open; at 100 side of the Ark; under an arch of rock
the opening to the tunnel
152 Go through the short tunnel; as you first emerge from the 500
tunnel, you go up a short ramp; on the platform just above
the ramp

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